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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  tnstitute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microraproductions  hiatoriquas 


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Tachnical  and  Biblicgraphie  Notaa/Notas  tachniquaa  at  bibliographiquaa 


Tha  Instituta  haa  anamptad  to  obtain  tha  baat 
original  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturaa  of  tliia 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua. 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction.  or  which  may  aignifieantiy  ehanga 
tha  uaual  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  briow. 


□   Colourad  covara/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


I — I   Covara  damagad/ 


Couvartura  andommagto 


□   Covara  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  raataur^a  at/ou  pailiculte 


D 


D 


D 
D 


D 


D 


Covar  titia  miaaing/ 

La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 


I — I   Colourad  mapa/ 


Cartaa  gtegraphiquaa  wt  coulaur 

Colourad  ink  (i.a.  othar  than  blua  or  black)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  (i.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 


r~n   Colourad  plataa  and/or  illuatrationa/ 


Planchaa  at/ou  illuatrationa  9n  coulaur 


Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
Rail*  avac  d'autraa  documanta 


Tight  binding  may  cauaa  ahadowa  or  diatortion 
along  intarior  margin/ 

Laraliura  tarria  paut  eauaar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
diatoralon  Ht  tong  da  la  marga  intiriaura 

Blank  laavaa  addad  during  rastoration  may 
appaar  within  tha  taxt.  Whanavar  poaaibla.  thaaa 
hava  baan  omittad  from  filming/ 
II  aa  paut  qua  cartainaa  pagaa  blanchaa  aJoutAaa 
lora  d'una  raatauration  apparaiaaant  dana  la  taxta, 
maia,  loraqua  cala  4tait  poaaibla,  eaa  pagaa  n'ont 
paa  «t*  filmiaa. 

Additional  commanta:/ 
Commantairaa  supplimantairaa: 


L'Inatitut  a  microfllmi  la  maillaur  axamplaira 
qu'il  lui  a  AtA  poaaibla  da  aa  procurar.  Laa  ditaila 
da  cat  axamplaira  qui  aont  paut-Atra  uniquaa  du 
point  da  vua  bibliographiqua.  qui  pauvant  modif iar 
una  imaga  raproduita,  ou  qui  pauvant  cxigar  una 
modification  dana  la  mAthoda  normaki  da  filmaga 
aont  indiquAa  ci-daaaoua. 


r~~|  Colourad  pagaa/ 


D 


Pagaa  da  coulaur 

Pagaa  damagad/ 
Pagaa  andommagAaa 


□   Pagaa  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Pagaa  raataurAaa  at/ou  palliculAaa 

0   Pagaa  diacolourad.  atainad  or  foxad/ 
Pagaa  dAcolorAaa,  tachatAaa  ou  piqui 


piquAaa 

Pagaa  dAtachAas 

Showthrough/ 
Tranaparanca 

Quality  of  prin 

QualitA  inAgala  da  I'impraaaion 

Includaa  aupplamantary  matarii 
Comprand  du  matAria.  aupplAmantaira 

Only  adition  availabia/ 
Saula  Adition  diaponibia 


I     I  Pagaa  datachad/ 

r^  Showthrough/ 

r~n  Quality  of  print  variaa/ 

F~|  Includaa  aupplamantary  matarial/ 

rn  Only  adition  availabia/ 


Pagaa  wholly  or  partially  obacurad  by  arrata 
aiipa.  tiaauaa.  ate.  hava  baan  rafilmad  to 
anaura  tha  baat  poaaibla  imaga/ 
Laa  pagaa  totalamant  ou  partiailamant 
obacurciaa  par  un  fauillat  d'arrata.  una  palura, 
ate.  ont  AtA  filmAaa  A  nouvaau  da  fapon  A 
obtanir  la  maillaura  imaga  poaaibla. 


Thia  itam  is  filmad  at  tha  raduction  ratio  chackad  baiow/ 

Ca  documant  aat  filmA  au  taux  da  rAduction  indiquA  ci-daaaoua. 


10X 

14X 

18X 

22X 

28X 

30X 

y 

12X 


16X 


20X 


lAX 


28X 


3tX 


Th«  copy  film«d  hw  has  bMii  raproducad  tlhianks 

L'axamplaira  film4  f ut  raproduit  grica  A  la 

to  tha  ganarosity  of: 

gAnirosIt*  da: 

Nmv  Brantwick  MuMum 

Ntw  Brantwick  Muiaum 

Saint  John 

Saint  John 

Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 

Laa  imagaa  suh/antaa  ont  AtA  raprodultaa  avac  la 

possibia  eonsidaring  tha  condition  and  lagibiiity 

plua  grand  aoin,  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 

of  tha  original  copy  and  in  itaaping  with  tha 

da  la  nattatA  da  l'axamplaira  fllmA.  at  an 

filming  contract  spacificatlona. 

conformitA  avac  laa  conditions  du  contrat  da 

Original  copiaa  In  printad  papar  covara  ara  flimad 
baglnning  with  tha  front  cover  and  anding  on 
tha  last  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  Impraa- 
skin,  or  tha  back  cover  whan  appropriate.  All 
othar  original  capias  ara  flimad  baglnning  on  tha 
first  paga  with  a  printad  or  lllustratad  impraa- 
sion.  and  anding  on  tha  last  paga  with  a  printad 
or  lllustratad  Impraasion. 


Tha  last  racordad  frama  on  aach  microfieha 
shtll  contain  tha  symbol  —►(moaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tha  symbol  Y  (moaning  "END"), 
whichavar  appllaa. 

Maps,  platas,  charts,  ate.,  may  be  Aimed  at 
different  reduction  ratloa.  Thoae  too  lerge  to  be 
entirely  included  In  one  expoaure  ara  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  comer,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  aa  many  framea  ae 
required.  The  following  diagrama  Illustrate  the 
method: 


fllmage. 

Lee  exemplairea  origlnaux  dont  la  couvertura  en 
pepier  eet  ImprimAe  sent  fiimAs  en  commenpant 
par  la  premier  plat  at  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
demlAre  pege  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'lmpreeaion  ou  dIHuatration,  soit  par  la  second 
plet.  selon  le  ces.  Tous  lee  eutres  exemplalras 
origineux  sent  fiimAs  en  commen9ant  par  la 
pramlAre  pege  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
dlmpraealon  ou  d'lliustration  at  #n  tarmlnent  per 
la  damlAre  pege  qui  comporte  vncj  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  dee  symboiss  suhrants  apparatvra  sur  la 
damlAre  image  do  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
caa:  la  symbole  — »>  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbole  ▼  signifie  "FIN". 

Les  cartae,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  Atre 
fNmAe  A  dee  taux  da  rAductlon  dIffArants. 
Lorsque  la  document  eat  trap  grand  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  soul  cllchA,  11  est  fllmA  A  pertir 
do  I'angia  supArieur  gauche,  do  geuche  A  droite, 
et  do  heut  en  baa,  an  prenent  le  nombre 
d'imeges  nAceesaira.  Las  diagrammae  suhranta 
iiiuatrant  la  mAthode. 


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THE 


DIJRr  of 

NATHANIEL  KNAP 

\  of 

NEWBURY 


In  the  Province  of  Maffachufetts  Bay 
in  New  England, 


Written  at  the  Second  Siege  of  Lou  if  burg 

in  1758. 


BOSTON:  N.  E. 

Now  firft  printed  by  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars 
in  the  Commonwealth  of  Maffachufetts. 

M.D.cccxc:v. 

CHff 


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(     3     ) 


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ONDAY  March  ye  27   J  758  Set  out  for  Ports- 
mouth Newhampshire  from  Newbury  by  water 
board  Will  Gerrish   Scooner    &   Got    in  at 


on 


The  Diary  of  Nathaniel  Knap. 

I  I  I  I  I      one  a  clock  afternoon  Lodged  at  Mr  hoiets 

teusday  28  "Work  on  bord  of  the  Snow  &  Lodged  on 
board 

Wednesday  29  walked  about  streets  went  over  to  Kit- 
tery  and  got  Straw 

thirsday  30  —  "Walk'd  about  went  to  an  Evening  meet- 
ing at  Mr  haven 

friday3I    Walkabout  — 

Saterday  April  1     Walk  about 

Sunday  2    Went  to  Mr  Langden  meeting  all  day 

Monday  3  day  Saild  from  portsmoth  2  th  Gock  in  ye 
Snow  Hallif ax  Capt  wells  Comander  with  ye  wind  at  NW 

teusday  4  day  we  met  with  a  Snow  from  Lisband 
bound  to  marblehead  Capt  John  Lee  G)mander  he  gave 
an  accompt  that  ye  King  of  Prussia  had  a  fight  &  took 
50000  Prisoners  — 

Wednesday  5  we  made  the  land  at  4  th  clock  Cap 
Sables  &  ye  Sile  Islands  was  Sea  Sick  a  crossing  the  Bay 
Cape  bottle 

thirsday  heavy  &  foggy  Rany  weather  after  noon 
thick  of  Snow  &  very  Squally  Saw  an  English  transport 
which  left  the  fleet  — 

fryday  7d  calm  &  thick  of  fog  in  the  after  part  of  the 
day  ye  wind  BreasM  we  lay  two  all  night 

Saturday 


(     4    ) 

Saturday  8th  made  Lehave  the  wind  at  NNW  about 
8  o  Oock  Saw  a  Ship  4  Leagues  to  Leward  at  12  Qock  She 
came  up  with  us  &  proved  to  be  the  province  Ship  Capt 
hoUaway  commandar  they  veard  a  boay  a  Stem  to  take 
out  Gible  on  board  them  for  to  tow  us  in  to  hallif ax  &  she 
toed  us  Between  7  &  8  nots  &  yt  is  2  or  3  more  than  Ever 
She  went  before  thick  of  Snow  &  Squally  — 

Sunday  9  the  wind  was  Bight  a  head  the  Ship  toed  us 
till  noon  to  day  then  they  Saw  a  a  topsail  Scooner  so  they 
Cast  us  of  &  made  Sail  for  the  Scooner  then  the  transport 
which  we  was  in  Company  with  took  us  in  tow 

Monday  10  the  transport  Ship*  kept  us  in  tow  till  12  oth 
Qock  to  Day  then  She  Cast  us  of  then  we  made  the  Best  of 
our  way  our  Selves  we  made  Cape  Sambrow  this  Momingf 
we  got  in  at  9  oQock  this  Evening  and  Came  two  at  ye 
mouth  of  ye  harbor 

Teusday  11  we  hove  up  this  Morning  &  Came  up  to 
Dartmouth  and  Came  to  an  anchor  about  noon  in  ye  after- 
noon we  went  a  Shore  &  Vieud  the  place  &  houses  — 

Wednesday  12  we  went  a  Shore  &  Carried  our  Tools  on 
Shore  &  f  ixt  helves  into  axes  adses  &  other  tools  then  we 
built  a  wharfe  about  Seventy  foot  Long  we  built  it  in 
about  3  hours — 

Thirsday  13  a  party  of  our  Company  was  Sent  in  to 
the  woods  to  get  wood  in  ye  afternoon  ye  Sentrys  yt  was 
our  guard  was  fir'd  on  by  the  Indians  — 

friday  14    workt  a  fitting  up  a  house  to  Live  in  — 

Saturday  15  mov'd  in  to  the  house  that  we  had  fitted  in 
ye  afternoon  there  was  a  building  Burnt  at  ye  Gty  it  was 
a  Blacksmiths  Shop  and  ye  King  Boatbuilders  Shead 

Sunday  16  a  Ship  brought  in  a  Snow  which  Capt 
Rouse  took  of  of  Louisburgh  She  Carried  16  Guns  at 
night  there  Came  one  frigate  &  2  more  prices  one  was  a 
Dutchman  &  one  a  private  brig  — 

Monday  17    was  foggy  &  wet  weather  —  kept  house 

teusday  18  built  out  the  wharfe  further  it  was  Snowey 
weather  &  verry  Squally 

Wednesday 


(   s   ) 

Wednesday  19  Knoted  yarns  to  make  Ropes  to  Rigfgf 
the  Longboat  at  nigfht  went  to  See  a  Soldier  wipt  he  had 
200  Lashes  — 

thirsday  20th    was  a  making;  Ropes  — 

friday  21  did  but  little  work  iix*d  our  Axes  to  go  in  to 
ye  woods 

Saturday  22  there  was  44  of  us  went  over  to  Hallifax 
Side  to  Cut  timber  for  a  block  houses  we  cut  ye  timber 
16  &  20  feet  Long:  &  10  Inches  thick  — 

Sunday  23  Staid  at  Home  Did  no  work  at  nigfht 
there  was  a  prize  dme  in  it  was  a  Snow  from  Mar- 
toneco  — 

Monday  24  went  up  to  hall  the  timber  into  the  River 
which  we  cut  a  Saturday  —  at  nigfht  there  was  a  prize 
Came  in  a  large  Scooner  — 

teusday  25  went  a  cutting  timber  on  Dartmouth 
Side- 

Wednesday  26  the  forenoon  was  Rainy  the  afternoon 
we  hawPd  up  ye  timber  that  was  cut  up  the  Bason  42 
Sticks  — 

thirsday  27  was  out  a  hauling  timber  Down  to  ye 
River  on  Dartmouth  Side  hawls  25  sticks  32  of  us 

friday  28  was  a  hauling  timber  on  Dartm  20  sticks 
M°hards  Sloop  Came  in  in  the  Evening  Received  4  Letters 
one  from  my  father  one  Sister  Sarah  one  my  Wife  one 

Saterday  29  Workt  a  Cutting  timber  on  Dartmouth 
(soft  wood)  &  Saterday  the  Boston  fleet  came  in  about  20 
Sail  of  Ships  Snows  &  brigs  &  Scooners  in  ye  Evening 
went  a  board  M<^hards  Sloop  to  get  ye  thihgs  one  bag  of 
potatoes  one  Cag  of  Ditto  10  Dozen  of  Eggs  &  some  tur- 
nips &  one  Barel  of  Syder  &  7  foul  there  was  one  prize 
Came  in  a  privateer  Scooner 

Sunday  30    "Was  very  Stormey    Did  no  work  — 

Monday  May  ye  1  1758  Was  a  Hawling  timber  on 
Dartmth  there  was  a  prize  came  in  a  large  Ship  Laden 
with  Stores  &  money    She  Carried  24  Guns  — 

teusday  ye  2    was  a  hauling  timber  on  Dartmouth  there 

was 


(    6    ) 

was  a  frigfat  came  in  that  left  Boscowins  fleet  10  days  of 

Bermudas  — 
Wednesday  3    Was  a  hauling^  timber  on  Dartmouth 
thirday  4    Was  a  haulingf  timber  on  Dartmouth 
friday  5    was  a  cutting^  timber  on  Dartmouth 
Saterday  6   was  a  cutting  timber  &  the  Soldiers  haulM  it 
Sunday  7    went  in  to  ye  wood  to  cut  timber  it  is  ye  first 

of  our  working  a  Sunday  afternoon  it  thundered  &  litened 

and  Raind  — 
Monday  8  —  was  a  cutting  timber  there  was  a  64  Gun 

Ship  dme  in  one  of  Boscowins  fleet  the  Rest  Came  in 

Sight 
teusday  9    was  a  cutting  timber  Admiral  Boscowin  came 

in  there  was  20  Sail  of  ye  line  &  near  20  Sail  of  other  ves- 
sels 3  of  (?) 
Wednesday  (0    was  a  cutting  timber  on  Dartmouth 
thirsday  U     was  a  hewing  timber  at  home  Admiral 

Boscowin  came  ashore 

friday  12    was  a  hewing  timber  at  home 

Saterday  f  3    was  a  laying  a  platform  of  a  block  house 

Sunday  H    was  at  work  at  home  there  was  a  hiland 

minister  ashore  preacht  &  we  all  went  to  here  the  Sermen 
Monday  15    was    to    work    in    the  woods    afternoon 

there  was  a  hilander  whipt  500  lashes  &  Jest  at  night 

the  man  of   war  men  set  old  blackdens  house   on   fire 

&  it  burnt  down  by  ye  Admirals  Order   for  Selling  of 

Rum  — 
teusday  16    was  a  hewing  timber  in  the  woods  in  ye 

afternoon  it  rainM  did  no  work 
Wednesday  17    was  a  hewing  timber  at  home  ye  new 

york  fleet  Came  in  about  60  sail 
thirsday  18    was  up  ye  Bason  after  a  Raft  of  timber 
friday  19    was  a  hewing  timber  at  home  in  ye  forenoon 

in  ye  afternoon  went  up  ye  Bason  after  a  Raft  — 
Saterday  20    was  a  helping  call  ye  Boat  that  Studly 

buHt 
Sunday  21     was  a  Calking  on  ye  Boat  ye  hiland  Minis- 
ter 


(     7    ) 

ter  preach't  ashore  we  all  went  to  hear  him  text  Mathew  5 
&  29  Vrs 

Monday  22  it  RainM  &  Stormed  Rafted  a  block  house 
&  toed  it  of  to  a  brig:  to  Gurry  to  Louisburg;  — 

teusday  23  Mr  howard  &  I  went  a  board  Capt  Sinkler 
to  Gtlk  his  Quarter  deack 

Wednesday  24  went  on  Board  of  Sinkers  Ship  to  work 
but  it  Rain'd  that  We  could  not  work 

thirsday  25  the  land  army  Gune  out  of  ye  transports  & 
got  in  to  Boats  a  Gun  Shot  from  ye  Shore  &  then  a  Gun 
was  fir'd  &  they  pulled  in  to  ye  Shore  &  Got  a  Shore  & 
DrawM  up  in  5  minutes  from  ye  Gun  firing 

friday  26  Calk'd  ye  Snows  lumberport  in  ye  afternoon 
went  to  Carry  2  waleboats  on  board  ye  Admiral  &  we 
went  a  board  ye  Ship  &  ViewM  her  from  stem  to  stem 
I  ReceivM  a  months  pay  t9  Dollars  allowed  (  for  ye  Doctor 
there  was  2  prizes  Came  in  a  Ship  &  a  Scooner  — 

Saterday  27  was  a  making  of  Oars  30  feet  long  for  ye 
Admiral  left  tO  Dollars  to  ye  widow  McQures  to  send 
home 

Sunday  28  Sot  sail  at  10th  Qock  &  went  out  with  ye 
whole  fleet  the  wind  at  NW    I  was  very  sea  Sick 

Monday  29    fair  wether  was  Seasick  kept  with  ye  fleet 

teusday  30    was  Seasick  &  to  leward  of  all  ye  fleet 

Wednesday  3t  Large  sea  fair  Weather  we  ware  Still  to 
Leward  of  the  fleet  one  Eliot  of  hallifax  came  with  us  & 
was  taken  with  ye  Smalpox  — 

thirsday  June  ye  \  1758  Spied  a  ship  to  windward  & 
heard  some  Guns  we  made  ye  land  &  they  said  twas  St 
peters 

friday  ye  2  fell  in  with  some  o  the  fleet  thick  &  foggy 
we  Espied  under  ye  land  a  brig  &  ye  bumb  Catch  Gave 
Chase  &  Drove  her  ashore    She  was  a  french  brig  — 

Saterday  3d  Saw  ye  brig  in  ye  morning  on  fire  Ketcht 
fish    I  lost  one  line  — 

Sunday  4th    was  verry  foggy 

Mond  5    was  foggy  &  wet 

teusday 


(     8     ) 

teusday  6    was  fogfgy  &  wet    Saw  none  of  ye  fleet  — 

Wetinesday  7  Qear  weather  Spoke  with  a  frigat  & 
she  said  ye  fleet  had  g[ut  in  &  we  was  15  Lea^^  distance 
&  DamM  us  &  then  he  Left  us 

thirsday  8  Made  the  land  &  was  to  leward  of  Gipe 
briton  the  wind  was  agfainst  us  &  pretty  thick 

friday  9    it  was  verry  thick  &  fogfgy     Lye  too  ye  nig^ht 

Saterday  10  made  ye  land  &  took  it  to  be  to  leward  of 
Cape  briton  then  we  spied  Some  Ships  2  men  of  war  &  a 
three  or  four  Scooners  &  Sloops  &  they  bore  away  &  we 
followed  them  &  went  in  to  Gabiroose  the  wind  blew  verry 
hard  they  told  us  ye  Soldiers  was  landed  a  thirsday  but  we 
did  not  know  ye  Particulars  till  we  Landed 

Sunday  11  is  fair  weather  I  left  6  dollars  with  paul 
Gerrishes  &  he  8  with  Gipt  wells  we  all  went  ashore  in  ye 
forenoon  when  the  army  Landed  the  Boats  Got  within  3 
or  4  Rods  of  the  Shore  before  they  Saw  any  &  then  they 
Rise  up  &  fird  a  Vally  on  them  with  Cannon  &  Small 
arms  ye  Cannon  Loden  with  Small  Shot  the  Regulars  & 
Hilanders  landed  in  ye  front  &  the  Rangfers  Landed  on  the 
left  up  ye  Bay  &  they  kild  &  wounded  a  bout  a  hundred 
there  was  2  or  3  boats  Sunk  by  the  mens  beingf  so  eagfer  & 
fillingf  ye  Boats  so  full  ye  Rangrers  Started  them  first  they 
Ran  &  holloVd  &  fird  on  behind  them  &  they  left  their 
Brest  work  |  they  had  10  or  12  Cannon  1:  24  pounder 
which  was  one  of  the  tilburys  Guns  their  Brest  work  was 
from  one  End  to  the  other  was  4  mile  they  had  2  Morters 
fixM  &  did  heave  Some  Shell  X  in  ye  afternoon  we  built 
some  Camps  to  Lye  in  &  then  we  went  almost  over  to  ye 
Gty  &  Saw  Some  Men  without  they  had  burnt  all  ye  out 
houses  then  the  Soldiers  took  5  horses  &  brout  them  in 

Monday  12  is  very  foggy  weather  &  made  a  bride  & 
the  fog  Qear'd  away  about  noon  &  their  was  a  Great 
number  Sally'd  out  the  Gty  in  ye  fog  ye  fog  Geared  & 
they  were  Discovrd  &  took  in  to  ye  Gty  agin  their  is  one 
Diserter  Came  in  to  day  — 

Teusday  13    we  went  &  made  2  bridges  the  french 

Came 


(    9    ) 

Gime  out  ye  Gty  &  ye  Rangers  &  hilander  went  after 
them  &  they  fougfht  2  hours  they  brougfht  i  'm  that  was 
wounded  in  ye  afternoon  verry  Stormy  Several  boats  drove 
a  Shore  we  took  ye  Lite  house  Last  night 

Wednesday  H  Was  a  building  a  Large  Store  house 
there  was  Admiral  hardy  hawl'd  Qose  in  to  ye  island 
Batery  &  fird  hot  &  ye  french  fir'd  at  us  ware  we  was  En- 
trenching on  ye  hill  &  Killed  i  Man 

thirsday  15  was  a  Cutting  pickets  for  to  put  Round  the 
Entrenchments  at  night  went  27  of  us  went  to  put  them 
up  9  to  a  battery 

friday  \6  finished  pickiting  the  batterys  u\,r  handed 
Morters  &  provision  &  Cannon  — 

Saterday  J  7  Was  to  work  on  the  batter/  Some  of  our 
people  was  was  took  sick 

Sundav  18  was  a  building  a  house  for  our  Sick  to  live 
in  that  was  taken    their  is  Muny  more  took  ^x^.  to  day 

Monday  19  I  was  taken  in  the  mominff  with  a  Violent 
pain  in  my  head  and  held  all  Day  &  Night 

teusday  20    My  pain  held  Extreem  bad    Lye  very  cold 

Wedndy  21  I  took  a  Vomit  in  Morning  &  workt  well 
I  broke  out  verry  thick  with  the  small  pox  It  is  verry  thick 
&  fo?ST  &  I  L^y  '*^  ^^  open  tent  in  ye  afternoon  Mov'd  in 
to  a  house  that  was  built  for  ye  sick  had  a  Cradle  for  Will 
Knap  &  My  Self  3  feet  wide  full  of  pain 

thirsday  22  Brake  out  more  &  more  very  Restless  & 
full  of  pain 

friday  23  kept  breaking  out  was  not  so  full  of  pain 
Lye  Esey 

Saterday  24  the  pock  f illM  out  qite  full  &  was  verry 
Esey 

Sunday  25  the  pock  was  filled  well  I  was  Eysey  but 
very  Sore 

Monday  26  ye  pock  began  to  turn  &  I  was  verry  Sore 
&  Restles 

teusday  27  the  pock  kept  tuMii-7g  &  I  grew  verry  Sore 
ye  pock  began  to  Dry 

Wednesd 


(      lo     ) 

"Wcdncsd  28  the  pock  was  foil  &  Dfy'd  away  Quite 
fast    I  felt  well  &  very  Hungary  took  Some  Salts  — 

thirsday  29  felt  very  well  &  gfot  up  &  Sot  all  day  in 
house 

f riday  30  felt  well  I  gfot  up  &  went  out  Doors  &  walk 
about  went  to  see  Uncle  paul  Gerrish 

Saterday  July  J  I  took  Phissick  and  it  work't  very 
well 

Sunday  2    walkM  abroad  felt  very  well  — 

Monday  3  a  Cold  wind  Kept  house  most  of  ye  day 
felt  well 

teusday  4    a  fine  day  walkd  abroad  all  day  felt  well 

Wednesday  5  wet  &  Rainey  kept  house  forenoon  after- 
noon went  out 

thirsday  6  fair  weather  took  Phisick  workt  well  talkt 
with  James  Lenix 

friday  7    fair  weather  felt  verry  well    Grew  better 

Saterday  8  fine  weather  was  verry  well  a  Man  of  war 
Came  in  a  70  Gun  Ship  at  night  the  french  Came  out  upon 
on  our  working  party  that  was  a  trenching  and  they 
fought  they  kil'd  took  &  wounded  Near  a  hundred  but 
we  Got  the  better  of  them  we  took  one  Officer  he  was 
wounded 

Sunday  9  there  was  2  Prizes  Came  in  both  brigs  the 
french  beat  a  Parly  to  bury  there  Dead 

Monday  JO  they  were  a  Landing  of  Cannon  out  of  ye 
Men  of  "War 

teusday  J I  Capt  folinsbury  Came  in  Received  a  Letter 
Capt  took  Physick  to  day  Huesa  SailM 

Wednesday  J  2  is  very  foul  Weather  our  house  was 
verry  Leaky  was  very  uncumfortable  Last  Monday  there 
was  a  Carter  a  going  to  ye  Lite  house  &  jist  before  night 
there  was  an  Indian  took  him  &  Carried  him  away  &  kept 
him  till  Wednesday  towards  night  one  of  them  went  to  a 
brook  with  him  to  drink  &  he  Gave  them  the  Slip  &  Got 
of  Qear  he  was  with  a  Party  of  200  french  &  Indians  & 
they  said  there  was  a  Large  party  of  french  Indians  further 

back 


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II 


) 


back  he  said  he  understood  by  theM  that  they  would  have 
kild  him  In  About  2  hours  — 

thirsday  13  there  was  five  frenchmen  Deserted  from  the 
Island  Battery  In  a  boat  &  they  Said  we  had  Dismounted 
4  of  there  Cannon  at  ye  Island  battery  &  that  they  would 
Deliver  up  ye  Qty  as  soon  as  our  Ships  does  go  in 

friday  J  4  is  fair  Weather  the  french  are  very  Eyse  fir'd 
&  but  a  little 

Saterday  S5  there  was  a  french  Sarg^ent  Came  out  for  a 
Spy  &  our  people  took  him  &  brougfht  him  in  in  ye  after- 
noon went  up  to  ye  Cove  Were  folinburys  Scooner  Lye  & 
Received  one  pot  of  Butter  W:  Knap  2  Cheese  J:  Rolfe  2 
fowl  J:  Noyes  there  is  7  Ships  Came  in  to  day  from  Hal- 
lifax 

Sunday  16  Our  Rangers  Brought  one  Indian  a  prisoner 
that  they  took  Last  night  there  was  a  french  frigate  Stole 
out  of  ye  harbour  &  got  out  by  all  our  Ships  it  was 
thought  she  had  much  Riches  on  board  Early  in  ye 
Morning  Admiral  hardy  with  all  his  Ships  that  lye 
a  Crost  ye  harbour  Come  to  Sail  &  went  after  her  before 
night  there  was  six  of  Boscowins  fleet  went  Down  were 
hardy  Lye 

Monday  J  7  Last  night  our  People  took  a  trench  Qose 
to  yc  Wall  with  ye  Loss  of  five  men  &  several  wounded 

teusday  t8  there  was  an  Officer  of  the  train  kil^d  with 
a  Shell  at  his  tent  Door  his  name  was  Childs 

Wednesday  J  9  there  was  an  Officer  &  8  men  kilM  at 
wolfs  battery 

thirsday  20  in  the  afternoon  went  to  Lye  a  Platform 
for  a  battery  of  8  guns  &  there  was  kil'd  2  men  &  4 
wounded  wilst  we  was  there  at  Night  there  was  Several 
more  kil^d  &  wouned  a  Large  Number 

friday  21  General  Wolf  hove  a  Shell  on  board  one  of 
ye  Men  of  war  &  blew  her  up  &  Ketcht  on  fire  &  she 
Ketcht  2  more  on  fire  &  they  were  burnt  Down  by  night 
there  was  but  2  ships  Left  in  ye  harbour  &  there  was  12  or 
J  4  when  wc  Came  in 

Saterday 


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) 


I 


Saterday  22  the  Gtydel  &  Mass  house  were  ketcht  on 
fire  by  a  Shell  &  burnt  to  ye  Ground 

Sunday  23  was  a  very  hot  &  G>nstant  fire  from  us  the 
french  Kill  several  of  our  men  to  day  Last  night  we  hove 
near  200  Shells 

Monday  24  there  was  in  the  Morning  the  Other  Bar- 
ack  Ketcht  on  fire  &  burnt  down  there  was  several  Desert- 
ers Came  in  to  day  the  Qty  Looks  very  Naked  there  was 
a  number  of  Catriges  Ketcht  on  fire  in  the  trench  which 
blew  up  &  wounded  a  number  of  men  in  ye  afternoon  I 
went  to  work  at  ye  Hospital 

teusday  25  this  day  went  to  work  at  ye  Hospital  there 
was  a  Deserter  Came  in  to  day  &  Gave  an  Account  that 
ye  wemen  &  Children  are  Come  out  into  the  trench  &  Some 
gone  to  ye  Black  Rock  there  is  Several  Came  in  to  ye  hos- 
pital that  is  wounded  to  day 

Wednesday  26  Last  night  there  was  a  number  of  men 
of  war  men  got  boats  and  went  and  boarded  the  2  Ships 
that  Lye  in  ye  harbour  one  Ship  they  toed  up  ye  harbcur 
&  ye  other  Ship  which  was  ye  Commodores  Ketcht  a 
ground  so  that  they  Could  not  get  her  of  &  they  Ketcht 
her  on  fire  &  she  burnt  down  in  ye  forenoon  there 
was  a  flag  of  truce  Came  out  &  Sot  with  our  Officers 
&  About  Eight  at  night  they  agreed  to  Our  terms  &  at 
nine  a  Qock  our  people  went  in  &  took  possession  of  ye 
town  — 

thirsday  27  this  morning  there  was  three  Companys  of 
Granlieers  Draw'd  up  &  went  Qose  to  ye  town  &  about 
Eleven  of  ye  Qock  they  marcht  in  ye  first  Comp  that  went 
in  is  ye  Royal  Scots  ye  2  is  hopsons  ye  3  was  General 
Amihust  at  twelve  a  Qock  ye  English  Coulers  were 
hoisted  the  Wagons  Came  down  to  Carry  away  ye  the 
baggage  and  all  ye  afternoon  they  were  a  hauling  away 
Guns  &  other  Stuff  the  Ccntrys  were  Sot  all  around  ye 
Qty  that  there  Should  Nothing  be  Caried  out  but  what 
was  Caried  into  the  Kings  Store 

friday  28    this  day  we  were  Opening  more  Stores    The 

french 


tctcht  on 

>m  us  the 
wc  hove 

>ther  Bar- 
al  Desert- 
there  was 
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Etemoon  I 

Mtal  there 
ount  that 
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to  ye  hos- 

)er  of  men 
le  2  Ships 
fz  harbcur 
Ketcht  a 
ley  Ketcht 
oon  there 
ur  Officers 
terms  &  at 
sion  of  ye 

tmpanys  of 
n  &  about 
I  that  went 
as  General 
ulers  were 
iray  ye  the 
iling  away 
around  ye 
t  but  what 

tores    The 
french 


(  13  ) 

french  were  Geaningf  &  packing  up  their  things  that  was 
allowed  them  to  Carry  of  — 

Saterday  29  this  Day  we  Buried  John  Meserve  the  Coll 
Son  he  died  Last  night  Admiral  Hardy  Came  to  Sail  & 
went  in  with  his  Squadren  in  to  the  harbur  of  Capebriton 
in  ye  afternoon  Boscowins  Squadren  Came  down  to  ye 
harber  &  Some  Ships  went  in  — 

Sunday  30  Went  to  work  at  ye  Qty  a  getting  down  ye 
west  Gate  &  a  building  a  bridge  at  ye  west  gate — yester- 
day I  put  a  gun  on  board  of  one  M^hard  Sloop  to  carry 
home  &  I  went  round  in  ye  Qty  to  View  it  &  there  was 
hardly  a  house  but  what  had  a  shot 

Monday  Z\  was  to  work  on  the  bridge  our  Soldiers  are 
at  work  a  mending  of  ye  Rodes  &  mending  of  the  walls 
were  our  Cannon  had  broke  them 

teusday  August  ye  I  General  wolf  went  in  to  ye 
City  &  he  was  Saluted  with  about  20  Canon  no  work 
to  do  to  Day  walk  about  ye  Qty  Nothing  more  New 
to  day 

Wednesday  August  ye  2  this  Day  is  to  work  in  ye 
Qty 

thirsday  August  3  this  Day  is  to  work  in  ye  Qty  in  ye 
Evening  John  Alcock  Qoths  &  things  were  sold  at  Vandue 
I  bought  a  book  gave  (s  /  6d  for  it  it  was  Mr  Vincents  Ex- 
planation of  the  Catichism 

Friday  4    Was  to  Work  in  ye  City 

Saterday  5  this  day  one  Johnson  of  the  Royal  Ameri- 
cans was  Ketcht  in  ye  Camps  after  he  had  Stole  a  watch  & 
money  &  other  things  &  after  he  saw  that  he  was  Ketcht 
he  wanted  to  Qear  himself  &  so  Came  to  Were  we  LivM 
with  a  file  of  Men  &  took  Humphra  Atkison  &  Benja 
Sweatt  &  swore  they  were  Confederate  with  him  &  they 
were  Carried  &  tried  by  a  Court  Martial  &  found  Innocent 
&  was  Kept  till  Sunday  &  then  was  Qear  &  Johnson  had 
sentance  past  for  to  be  hanged  till  he  was  Dead  Dead 

Sunday  6  this  day  our  Canon  were  hawld  in  to  ye  Qty 
the  General  Sent  Orders  for  13  of  our  Compns  Should  be 

Ready 


■Mi 


SIP 


(     H    ) 

Rca<Jy  to  motow  Morning  to  go  to  Spanish  "Rivet  to  Get 
timber  &  Plank 

Monday  7  August  J  758  J  3  of  us  went  on  bord  Capt 
Wadleys  Brig  we  had  J  00  Soldiers  on  bord  there  was  3  brigs 
&  one  Ship  went 

Teusday  8  this  day  we  Sot  Sail  in  ye  Morning  for 
Spanish  River  is  very  Squally  and  Rainy  all  Day  about 
2  oth  Qock  we  Came  up  with  a  Sloop  that  was  taken 
from  Capt  Carril  of  Boston  Last  March  &  kept  him 
prisoner  till  we  took  ye  place  &  the  Admiral  Gave  him 
Orders  to  take  her  were  ever  he  found  her  he  came  with 
us  to  find  her  &  as  soon  as  we  came  up  with  her  he 
went  on  board  &  took  Possesion  of  her  &  Steered  away 
for  Louisburg  this  day  Johnson  was  the  thief  was 
hanged  — 

Wednesday  august  9th  J  758  it  being  Calm  Last  night 
we  got  but  Little  a  head  at  5  oth  Gock  this  Morning  the 
wind  Break'd  we  got  to  ye  mouth  of  the  River  at  9  a  Gock 
the  River  Lye  NEBN  &  SW  &  by  S  the  wind  was  Right 
a  head  it  took  all  day  to  beat  up  att  Sun  Set  we  got  up  & 
Come  to  anchor 

thirsday  tO  this  day  we  went  up  the  River  four  Miles 
to  find  timber  &  there  is  much  timber  &  a  Vast  Quantity 
of  Cordwood  — 

friday  JJth  this  day  we  were  up  &  fetcht  Down  two  or 
three  Rafts  of  timber  &  plank  &  Carried  it  along  Side  of 
the  Catt 

Saterday  ye  12  this  day  went  about  8  miles  up  the 
River  for  timber  Cz  brought  Down  two  Rafts  of  timber  & 
Some  thousands  of  Boards  &  Plank  — 

Sunday  J  3  this  day  went  we  went  &  put  the  Stuff  into 
a  Ship  that  Came  us  for  the  timber  — 

Munday  Hth  this  day  we  Rafted  more  plank  &.  put 
them  on  board  the  Ship  — 

teusday  (5th  this  Day  the  troops  were  on  board  we  Sot 
Sail  &  Came  Down  the  River  &  went  up  another  Branch 
&  got  1600  more  pine  Blank  at  one  place 

Wednesday 


(     IS    ) 

"Wednesday  1 6th  this  Day  we  Sot  Sail  for  Louishurgh 
the  wind  to  ye  Eastward  all  Day  — 

thirsday  17th  August  J  758  Last  Night  about  9  th 
Gock  the  wind  blew  heard  &  RainM  So  we  Stood  of  to 
Sea  the  Rest  of  the  Night  in  the  morning  we  put  about  & 
Stood  in  for  the  Land  &  at  Sunsett  we  got  into  Spanish 
River  again  &  came  to  anker  Sam  Bamet  had  a  Sham 
fitt 

friday  (8  this  Day  wether  Being  good  we  SailM  again 
we  got  down  to  the  mouth  of  the  Harber  then  it  Came 
Calm  and  we  came  to  an  Anker  &  Lay  till  Evening  then 
Come  to  Sail  again 

Saterday  J  9th  we  Run  About  Eight  Leagus  Last  Night 
this  Morning  the  wind  Dy'd  away  &  we  Came  to  Anchor 
again.  Lye  till  Noon  then  Came  to  Sail  again  with  a 
good  Breze  of  wind  — 

Sunday  20th  this  Morning  we  got  in  to  Louisburg  & 
Came  too  about  Seven  of  the  Qock  in  ye  Morning  &  at 
noon  we  were  Landed  &  our  people  were  mov'd  in  to  the 
Qty 

Monday  August  21  this  Day  we  all  went  to  work  a 
Mending  houses 

Teusday  22    this  Day  is  to  work  on  ye  houses 

Wednesday  23    this  Day  to  work  mending  houses 

Thisday  24    this  Day  to  work  on  houses 

friday  25    this  day  to  work  on  ye  houses 

Saterday  August  ye  26  J  758  this  day  to  work  on  ye 
hospital 

Sunday  27    This  day  to  work  on  ye  hospital  — 

Monday  28  this  Day  to  work  a  building  house  for  for 
Capt  warthing 

(sic)  teusday  28    to  work  on  the  houses 

Wedndy  30  this  Day  to  work  Mending  houses  ReceivM 
4  Letters  to  Day  &  the  things  that  was  Mentioned  in  the 
Letter  that  my  father  Sent  there  was  Some  men  of  war 
Sailed  today  with  transports  &  General  Aimnihurst  Re- 
ceived 20  Dollars  for  wages — 

thirsday 


i^n 


(     i6    ) 

thifsday  3i    to  day  to  work  on  the  houses 

friday  September  ye  i  1758    this  Day  to  work  mendings 

the  old  houses   Bougfht  a  feather  Bed  gave  7  Dollars   Paul 

Gerish  paid  me  3>^ 
Saterday  2    Went  to  work  Shingling  ye  hospital  there 

was  twenty  of  us  went 
Sunday  ye  3    Shingfling  the  hospital 
Monday  ye  4    work  on  ye  hospital  , 

teusday  ye  5   our  men  was  Divided  in  to  5  parts  to  work 

in  5  parts  of  the  town 
Wednesday  6    this  day  to  work  mending  houses 
thisisday  September  ye  7th  (758    this  day  to  work  on  ye 

houses 
friday  ye  8    This  Day  to  work  on  a  Sloop  of  ye  G>mis- 

arys  thomas  Parsons  went  on  bord  to  go  home  &  our  Doc- 

ter  Cutter  &  Mr  King  went  on  board  ye  Same  Ship  Gipt 

Appilton  — 
Saterday  y«  9    this  day  to  work  on  ye  G>mmisary  Sloop 
Sunday  September  ye  iO    this  Day  a  Graving  ye  Sloop 
Monday  ye  H     foul  Weather    Nothing  Remarkable 
teusday  ye  (2    Work  on  ye  Sloop    G>1  Kingsbury  Made 

a  Present  of  one  barril  of  apples  to  our  men  of  newbury 
Wednesday  13    this  Day  to  work  on  ye  houses  there  is 

Some  Men  of  war  Sailed  for  hallif ax 
thirsday  S4    this  Day  there  is  the  Sail  of  men  of  war  & 

transports  Sailed  for  Saint  Jons 
friday  15    this  Day  to  work  a  Mending  houses  &  we 

movM  into  another  house  Qose  up  to  the  west  Gate  yes- 
terday   Benja  Labre  JoinM  our  G>mpny  &  to  Day  he  went 

to  work  with  us  — 
Saterday  16    this  Day  to  work  on  the  Barrucks 
Sunday  17    this  Day  to  work  on  the  Barrucks 
Mondi^y  September  18  1758    this  Day  to  work  mending 

the  Barrucks 
Teusday  (9    this  Day  a  Mending  the  french  hospital 

&  the  frenchmen  Dyed  very  fast  they  Dye  8  or  JO  in  a 

day  — 

Wednesday 


(     '7     ) 

Wednesday  20    this  Day  to  work  on  ye  Bartucks  there 
is  two  Men  of  war  Came  in  to  Day  &  they*  said  they  were 
—  from  London 
thirsday  21     this  Day  to  work  on  the  Bamtcks 
friday  22    this  Day  to  work  on  ye  Barrticks 
Saturday  23    this  Day  Part  of  ye  fleet  that  went  with 
Admiral  Hardy  Gime  in  &  Said  they  had  Destroyed  at  ye 
Island  of  Gasby  all  their  Churches  &  Mass  houses  &  they 
Said  their  was  a  Great  Quanty  of  fish  &  they  brought 
home  what  they  Could  &  they  burnt  &  Destroyed  all  ye 
Rest  there  was  some  quantity  of  Bever  the  french  Pilot 
Deserted  &  they  were  afraid  to  Stay  there  Long  — 

Sunday  24  fair  Weather  Nothing  More  Remarkable 
moses  Rolfe  Came  in  along  with  Capt  write  had  3  letters 
one  cheese 

Monday  25    this  Day  Work  on  a  house  for  ye  Kings 
Cooper 
Teusday  26    this  Day  to  work  ye  Coopers  house 
Wcdnesd  September  27  J  758    this  Day  four  of  us  went 
to  mend  a  Store  for  ye  Admiral 

thirsday  28  this  day  to  work  on  Said  Store  it  is  very 
Squawlly  &  Cold  Mornings  &  Evenings  — 

friday  29     this  day  to  work  on  Said  Store  Admiral 
Hardy  with  his  flleet  Came  up  to  ye  harbours  mouth 
Satiday  30    this  Day  to  work  on  ye  Store 
Sunday  October  Jst  J  758      this  Day  Admiral  Boscowin 
&  Admiral  Hardy  with  5  Sail  of  ye  Line  SailM  for  Eng- 
land 
Monday  October  ye  2    this  Day  to  work  on  Stores 
tewsday  ye  3    to  Day  to  work  on  Admiral  Stores 
Wednesday  ye  4  —  thirsday  5  friday  ye  6  &  Saterday 
ye  7  have  been  to  work  on  a  Store  for  ye  Admirals  Stores 
Jacob  Rolf  SailM  with  Capt  furlong  for  home  &  Caried  JO 
Dollars  for  me 

Sunday  ye  8  this  day  we  were  ordered  not  to  work 
there  was  a  Lieutenant  of  ye  Rangers  was  a  fireing  at  a 
mark  &  Shot  a  young  man  that  belonged  to  Lunenburg 

that 


(     i8     ) 

that  he  Dyed  Direectly    I  went  Round  tu  ye  Litehouse  in 
ye  Afternoon 

Monday  October  ye  9  J  758  —  this  Day  to  work  on  ye 
Stores  &  there  was  a  Master  Carpenter  Gime  to  me  for  ye 
Navy  — 

Tewsday  ye  10  Nothingf  Remarkable  we  all  went  to 
get  Monay 

Wednesday  ye  i  i    Rain'd  &  Storm'd  all  Day 

thirsday  ye  J  2th    to  work  on  ye  Store  very  Squaly 

Friday  ye  13  was  Ordered  from  the  Stores  &  went  to 
work  on  a  Guard  house  — 

Saterday  ye  J  4  this  Day  to  work  on  Guard  house  Capt 
Molton  ariv'd  here  from  Boston  &  he  brought  8  Letters  for 
me  which  he  got  at  hallifax  of  Gipt  Capt  Carpenter  — 

Sunday  ye  15    this  Day  very  Squaly  &  Rain 

Monday  ye  16  this  Day  to  work  on  Guard  house  very 
cold 

Teusday  ye  J  7  to  work  on  Guard  house  —  yesterday 
there  was  two  Regiments  March'd  in  to  ye  Qty  under 
Coulars  for  to  live  in  ye  Barucks  hopsons  &  Whitmore 

Wednesday  October  ye  J  8  J  758  this  Day  to  work  on 
yc  Great  Magizene  a  Shingling  there  was  two  Men  of  War 
Sail'd  to  Day  ye  Nitengel  &  ye  Centurion  Very  windy 
&Cold 

thirsday  ye  19    to  work  on  Magizene  — 

Friday  ye  20  this  Day  to  work  on  Magz  —  yesterday 
we  got  ye  things  of  Capt  molton  that  he  brought  for  us  he 
took  them  of  Mr  Bennet  at  Hallifax  I  had  one  Cask  of 
potatoes  — 

Saterday  ye  2  J     this  Day  to  work  on  Mag.z.e  — 
afternoon  it  Rain'd  &  began  to  blow  very  hard 

Sunday  22  Last  Night  ye  Storm  EncreasM  to  a  high 
Degree  which  Drove  (2  or  14  Sail  of  Vessels  ashore  it  Did 
a  great  Deal  of  Damage  to  ye  Cole  yard  &  to  ye  warfes 
the  wind  blew  &  SnowM  &  Very  Squaly  all  Day  there  was 
a  transport  Ship  that  belonged  to  Sheals  was  Stove  all  to 
pieces  by  ye  Grand  battery  &  one  Snow  — 

Monday 


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Monday  23    this  Day  fair  Wether  to  work  on  Magf*2* 

teusday  24  this  Day  to  work  fair  Weather  Work  on 
Magf*z* 

Wednesday  25  this  Day  I  went  to  work  on  ye  Bamick 
for  ye  Artillery  Smiths  &  men  — 

Thirsday  26  this  day  to  work  on  Barrucks  &  we 
finish^  it  &  went  to  mr  porters  house  ye  pay  master 
Generil 

friday  October  ye  27th  J  758  this  Day  it  RainM  all  Day 
Nothgf*  Remarkable  yesterday  there  was  Several  transports 
Sailed  for  Hallifax  under  Ganvoy  of  a  20  Gun  Ship  — 

Saterday  ye  28  this  Left  mr  porters  house  went  to  work 
on  a  Cascobay  Sloop  dpt  Mclallin  Master  She  was  in  ye 
Cole  trade  — 

Sunday  ye  29    fair  Weather  &  Did  no  work 

Monday  ye  30  this  Day  was  a  Stockingf  of  an  Anchor 
for  Gipt  Carrill  — 

teusday  yc  3J  this  Day  went  to  work  on  Capt  Mc- 
lallins  Sloop  again 

Wednesday  November  ye  Jst  J  758  this  Day  it  being 
Rainny  Did  but  Little  Work  — 

thirsday  ye  2    this  Day  to  work  on  Said  Sloop  — 

friday  ye  3d    this  Day  to  work  on  Sloops  Boat  — 

Saterday  ye  4  this  Day  I  &  Isaac  Ridgway  was  took 
away  to  mend  some  Shollops  for  ye  Capt  of  ye  harbour  — 

Sunday  ye  5  Last  night  was  very  cold  it  froze  very 
hard  was  to  work  a  mending  of  Boats  in  ye  forenoon 
afternoon  worked  Some  on  boyeses  Scooner 

Monday  November  ye  6th  J  758  —  this  Day  to  work  on 
a  Shallop  fine  Weather  Capt  Rouse  Sailed  &  Several 
transports  for  hallifax  Capt  Molton  went  as  far  as  Island 
Battery  &  ReturnM  Back  into  ye  harbour 

teusday  ye  7  this  Day  to  work  on  ye  ShoUop  in  ye 
afternoon  it  grew  very  cold  &  wind  very  hard  at  NW  — 

Wednesday  ye  8  this  Day  it  SnowM  &  Squally  &  very 
Cold    Did  but  Little  work 

thirsday  ye  9th    this  Day  very  cold  work  on  Shollop 

friday 


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friday  ye  10  this  Day  it  beings  ye  Kingfs  birth  we  Did 
but  Little  work  it  is  very  cold  ye  four  Regfiments  were  all 
mustred  with  new  Reg^imentals  on  &  at  one  of  ye  Qock 
they  fir'd  three  Volleys  all  the  garrison  Guns  were  fir'd  & 
all  ye  Shipingf  in  ye  harbour  fir'd  the  Ships  they  fir'd  first 
then  ye  Garrison  &  then  ye  Soldiers  ye  Generals  Reg;m 
was  at  ye  great  perade  warbeton  was  at  ye  perade  in  ye 
old  Barrucks  &  hopsons  near  ye  East  gate  &  Brags  at 
ye  west  Gate 

Saturday  November  ye  Hth  J  758  —  this  Day  is  very 
Cold  finished  ye  Shallop  &  jest  at  night  Calk'd  a  Boat  for 
Melcoms  Sloop    Gipt  Molton  Sailed  today 

Sunday  ye  (2  this  Day  something  Cold  yc  wind  NW 
nothing  more  Remarkable  — 

Monday  yc  J3    fine  Moderate  weather    Noth  Remke 

teusday  ye  14  this  Day  Admiral  Durel  SailM  &  five 
Sail  of  the  Line  for  hallif ax  with  Sevrl  other  vessels  this 
Day  Arriv'd  here  a  frigate  from  Saint  Johns  &  brought 
news  that  a  Cat  Ship  was  Cast  away  Near  Saint  Peters 
She  Came  from  St  Johns  with  Soldiers  on  board  &  was 
bound  to  this  place 

Wednesday  15  this  Day  fine  moderate  weather  have 
been  to  work  this  three  days  on  ye  ^^ctilcry  Mens  Bar- 
ruks 

Thirsday  ye  16  this  Morning  very  pleasant  to  work  on 
Capt  webdalc  house  was  Ordered  away  to  work  on  a  guard 
house  52  feet  long  &  100  wide  to  Stand  before  ye  Govemers 
Door  — 

friday  ye  17  this  Day  to  work  on  ye  Guard  house  very 
wet  &  Rainey  — 

Saterday  ye  18    this  Day  to  work  on  Guard  house 

Sunday  November  ye  19  1758  this  day  one  James  Cross 
was  Drum'd  out  of  the  town  with  a  pair  of  horns  on  his 
head  &  a  Large  halter  Round  his  Neck  it  was  for  Killing 
one  of  ye  Kings  Cattle  without  ye  City  this  Day  at  ye 
Disire  of  Some  of  our  people  there  was  a  Minister  that  be- 
longed to  a  Regiment  Came  to  our  hbuse  &  Did  Read 

prayers 


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3USC  very 


prayers  &  preach  a  Sermon  his  text  was  in  ye  103  psalm 
ye  19  verse  in  ye  afternoon  beg:an  to  work  on  a  house  for  a 
Church  for  this  minister  to  preach  in  — 

Monday  ye  20th  this  Day  to  work  on  ye  Guard  house 
G)ll  Gridly  Sail'd  for  Boston  &  we  Received  orders  for  to 
parade  all  out  G>mpn  before  his  Govenors  Door  at  7  a 
Oock  in  ye  Morning  I  Received  two  Letters  to  day  one 
from  my  Sister  Hannah  &  one  from  Ebenezer  Knap  for 
Willm  &  Benj  Gerish  had  three  for  Paul  &  in  pauls  Letter 
i  had  an  accompt  of  ye  Death  of  my  Sister  Elizabeth  &  In 
Will  Letter  ye  Death  of  his  brother  Ebbins  Wife  — 

teusday  ye  21  this  day  we  all  paradied  before  ye  Gov- 
ernors Door  before  Sun  Rise  went  to  work  a  Rxppingf  up 
an  old  Ship  at  yc  Grand  battery  for  wood  to  burn  Lime  — 

Wednesday  November  yc  22  1 758  this  day  to  work  a 
Ripping  up  ye  Ship  with  10  Soldiers  jest  before  night  it 
began  to  Snow  &  very  Squally  — 

thirsday  ye  23  this  Day  there  was  Eleven  of  our  Compn 
put  under  ye  G>mmand  of  Lord  Rollo  Isaac  Ridgway  John 
Newman  &  I  was  to  work  on  brags  Regiment  we  were 
to  work  on  Collel  welches  house  .  t  Evening  we  had 
thanks  giving  Super 

friday  ye  24  this  day  fair  wether  was  to  work  on  an 
officers  house  Near  East  Gate  at  Night  went  to  work  on 
ye  Church  — 

Saterday  25    to  work  on  ye  Said  Offisers  house 

Sunday  26  this  day  very  wet  &  Rainey  was  to  work 
on  ye  house  for  ye  Church  — 

Munday  yc  27  this  Day  to  work  on  yc  Quarter  Mas- 
ters house  &  it  Came  up  at  Eleven  yc  Clock  &  Snowed  & 
blew  as  hard  as  Ever  I  saw  it  &  it  blew  Several  Vessels 
ashore — 

h  teusday  ye  28th  this  Day  very  Cold  &  Squally  was  at 
work  in  ye  Quarter  Masters  house  — 

Wednesday  ye  29  this  day  Was  Order*d  away  to  a 
Capt  house  to  put  a  Petesion  up  &  at  four  ye  Qock  was 
ordered  to  go  to  Received  our  Months  pay  &  ReceivM  &  I 

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ReceivM  22  dollars  &  /  4dt  'A  ior  my  Self  &  22  Dollars  for 
Willm  Knap 

thirsday  ye  30  this  Day  to  work  on  Capt  Cipels  house 
to  work  on  ye  Petision  fair  weather 

friday  December  ye  fst  1758  this  day  to  work  on  dpt 
Gipels  house  — 

Saterday  December  ye  2  this  day  was  a  Shingflingf  on 
his  house  fine  weather 

Sunday  ye  3rd  this  Day  Very  G)ld  Seome  of  our  peo- 
ple was  to  work  on  ye  Church  &  at  night  ye  Parson  Came 
to  our  house  &  Read  prayers  &  preacht  a  Sermon  his  text 
was  Seed  Corinthians  5  Chpt  &  JI  verse  — 

Monday  ye  4  this  day  to  work  on  Capt  Capels  house 
it  being  Pleasant  "Weather  — 

teusday  ye  5  this  Day  was  a  Shingling  on  ye  Old 
Stone  Barrucks  Somthing  Cold  —  in  ye  Evening  it  Came 
up  &  Snow'd  — 

Wednesday  ye  6  this  Day  was  to  work  at  Colel 
Welches  broad  dore  it  snowM  in  ye  forenoon  in  ye  after- 
noon was  n  w  —  mending  of  his  Boat  —  our  Rangers  took 
two  frenchmen  &  bring  them  in  near 

Thirsday  December  ye  7th  J  758  this  Day  to  work  on 
Colel  "Welches  Boat  it  being  very  Cold 

friday  ye  8  this  Day  to  work  on  Colel  Boat  Capt  Mc- 
neal  SailM  to  day  &  there  was  five  of  our  people  went  with 
him  he  was  bound  to  hallifax  &  then  to  Boston  Jo  Choat 
was  with  him  I  sent  3  Letters  by  him  &  twenty  two  Dol- 
lars for  Willm  Knap  — 

Saterday  ye  9th  this  Day  to  work  on  ye  Boat  it  being 
very  Moderate  Weather  — 

Sunday  ye  J  0th  this  Day  was  to  work  on  board  Capt 
fipses  Scooner  it  is  pretty  Cold  there  was  a  Scooner  Came 
in  to  day  from  boston  had  6  days  passage 

Monday  ye  J  J  this  day  to  work  on  Colel  hoxise  it  is 
very  Cold  weather 

teusday  ye  J  2    to  day  it  Snow'd  "Work  at  ye  Cohi 

Wednesday  J  3    to  work  at  Coin  "Welches 

thirday 


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thlfday  J  4  this  day  Workt  at  Coin  Welches 
friday  (5  was  a  Shingflingf  ye  Stone  barruck 
Saterday  December  ye  J  6  t758  this  day  was  ordered  to 
work  for  Capt  Michelson  I  gave  NathI  foster  30  Dollars  & 
took  a  Receipt  for  them  &  put  a  Kettle  on  board  Gipt 
write  to  Send  home  Last  night  Gtme  &  Snowed  the  wind 
SE  &  Snow'd  G>nsiderable  to  Day  — 

Sunday  ye  17  this  Day  Moderate  weather  6  of  us  went 
out  a  fishing:  Paid  Docter  Veal  one  Dollar  for  two  Montlis 
pay — 

Monday  ye  J  8  this  Day  is  Rain  &  Snow  was  to  work 
at  Capt  Michebon  at  Nite  Gear  up  Cold 

Teusday  -"e  19  this  Day  to  work  at  Capt  Mln  very 
Cold  — 

Wednesday  ye  20  this  Day  to  work  at  Capt  Mien 
there  was  two  Soldiers  Were  Hanged  to  day  ye  4  Regi- 
ments were  Drawn  up  in  a  Square  Rownd  ye  Parade  & 
they  were  hanged  in  ye  Middle  ones  Name  was  John 
Edwards  ye  other  was  Thomas  Davis  they  belonged  to 
Warbetons  Regiment  they  Did  not  say  any  thing  at  their 
Execution 

Thirsday  ye  21  It  Snow'd  was  to  work  at  Capt  Miche- 
son  Capt  fugerson  Came  in  to  Day  from  Meray  there  was 
a  Scooner  Came  in  to  day  that  Came  from  Newburg  She 
belonged  to  halifax 

Friday  December  ye  22      this  Day  Snow  the  wind  at 
NNE  blew  hard  work  at  Capt  Michelsons 
Saterday  ye  23    this  day  fair  Weather  work  at  Dtt 
Sunday  ye  24    this  day  fair  Weather  no  work  — 
Monday  ye  25    this  Day  it  being  Crismas  Day  the  Gov- 
enor  Gave  our  Compe  ye  Day  for  to  Divert  our  Selves  ye 
forenoon  I  went  a  guning  it  is  a  fine  Pleasant  Day  had  a 
good  Diner  of  Roast  Beef    Capt  write  Sailed 
Teusday  ye  26    this  Day  we  work  at  Michelsons 
Wednesday  ye  27    This  Day  to  work  at  Capt  Michel- 
sons to  day  there  was  more  than  a  hundred  freemasons 
walk'd  Round  ye  town  &  Came  to  Capt  Milbanks  &  there 

they 


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they  had  a  Sermon  preached  to  them  it  is  a  fine  pleasant 
Day  &  then  they  march'd  out  again  with  Drums  & 
fiddles  playingf  — 

thirsday  ye  28    this  day  to  work  at  Michelsons 

fridayye29    this  Day  Very  Cold    Work  at  Dtt 

Saterday  ye  30  this  day  is  Snow  to  work  at  Michelson 
a  Makeing:  of  tabels  — 

Sunday  ye  3J,  this  Day  it  Snow'd  in  ye  forenoon  & 
was  a  helping  Grave  a  Sloop  for  Mr  Lasly 

Monday  January  ye  i  J  759  —  this  Day  it  is  very  G)Id 
&  windy  Did  but  Little  work  was  a  makeing  of  plain 
Stocks    Received  8  Letters  from  home  by  John  hilton 

teusday  ye  2  this  Day  is  very  Cold  5  of  us  finishM 
Graveing  of  Laslys  Sloop  &  he  gave  us  Salt  Junck  &  tur- 
nips for  Graveing  Supper  —  &  this  day  I  sent  a  letter  by 
Mr  perkens  — 

Wednesday  ye  3  this  Day  very  Cold  there  is  three 
Ships  Came  in  to  Day  from  London  one  was  a  frigate  She 
came  Convoy  of  20  Sail  of  Merchant  men  for  this  place  & 
Hallifax    Some  provision  Vessels  came  from  Boston  today 

Thirsday  ye  4  this  day  Storm  &  Rain  all  Day  work 
part  of  ye  Day  at  Insign  Bacons 

friday  ye  5  work  at  Michelsons  again  &  it  is  very  Cold 
Nothg  Remarkable  — 

Saterday  ye  6  Moderate  for  ye  Season  A  Scooner  Came 
in  from  Boston  with  provisions  work  Dtt 

Sunday  ye  7  of  January  this  Day  Snow  &  Rain  this 
Morning  Isaac  Noyes  &  Willm  Noyes  &  Ezel  Chever  Got 
up  Early  to  go  a  Guning  &  Willm  Noyes  a  fireing  at 
some  foul  Burst  his  Gun  &  Blew  his  hand  to  pieces  so 
that  ye  Docter  was  forced  to  cut  it  abo/e  his  wrist  there  is 
two  Ships  Came  in  to  Day  from  England  Laden  with  Coles 
one  is  Capt  Orthelong  &  Uncle  Benje  Lunt  Came  with 
him  — 

Munday  January  ye  8  J  759  this  day  somthing  Cold  & 
a  little  Snow  in  ye  Morning  work't  at  Capt  Michelson 
Blosom'd    Received  21  Dollars  &  2  Shillings 

Teusday 


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Teosday  ye  9  this  Day  was  ordered  to  work  at  Capt 
Mflbanks  a  finearingf  of  his  Chamber  Bloze  Exceeding; 
Cold 

Wednesday  ye  JO  this  Day  was  ordered  by  Mr  Camels 
to  help  Grave  a  Sloop  for  one  Bartlet  a  Merchant  here  had 
Beaf  &  Cabbage  for  Diner  ye  Sloop  after  She  had  got  her 
Keel  out  She  fell  Down  with  her  Mast  acrost  ye  hulk  & 
was  forc'd  to  get  a  Scooner  to  heave  her  up  very  Cold  & 
Squally  uncle  Lunt  &  Edward  Holland  Came  Ashore  to 
see  us  &  Lt  Elms    Staid  ashore  all  night 

Thirsday  ye  JJ  this  Day  finished  Graving  one  Side 
of  ye  Sloop  &  it  is  very  moderate  for  ye  Season  Labre 
Blosom'd 

Friday  ye  J  2  this  Day  was  Cold  &  Windy  so  that  they 
Could  not  heave  ye  Sloop  Down  Did  But  Little  Work 
Last  nite  there  was  many  Guns  heard  at  Sea 

Saterday  ye  J3  This  day  very  Cold  it  froze  ye  ice  so 
thick  Last  nite  that  we  Could  Do  but  Little  —  yesterday 
there  was  15  Sail  of  Ships  seen  of  ye  harbour 

Sunday  January  yc  t4  (759  —  This  Day  we  were  Seant 
of  it  for  wood  &  Six  of  our  Room  went  into  ye  woods 
with  a  Slay  &  got  a  good  Load  it  is  very  Cold  it  is  froze 
of  as  far  as  ye  Island  Battery  &  there  was  a  Large  Body 
of  ice  of  at  Sea 

Monday  ye  J  5  this  Day  very  Cold  &  Squally  &  there 
was  5  of  us  went  into  ye  woods  for  to  Get  timber  to  make 
Slayes  iot  ye  Soldiers  to  haul  wood  iu  for  ye  Garrison  — 

teusclay  ye  i6  this  Day  somthing  ^nore  Moderate  Was 
at  work  at  making  of  Slayes 

Wednesday  yc  J  7  this  Day  Exceeding  Cold  was  at 
work  on  ye  Slayes    Nothg  Remarkable  — 

Thirsday  ye  18  this  Day  Very  Stormy  of  Snow  was  at 
work  on  ye  Slayes  afternoon  RainM  very  hard 

Friday  ye  J  9  this  Day  verry  Cold  was  at  work  on  ye 
Kings  Slayes 

Saterday  yc  20  this  Day  very  Cold  there  was  a  Great 
Deal  of  Ice  made  in  ye  harbour  &  there  was  one  Sylvian 

hanged 


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handed  today  he  belonged  to  Warbetons  Regiment  was  a 
making  of  Slayes 

Sunday  ye  2Jst  of  January  —  this  Day  Exceeding  G>Id 
had  a  tirkcv  Rested  for  Diner  with  ye  Gawl  in  &  Spilt  it  — 

Monday  ye  22  this  Day  very  Cold  was  to  work  on  ye 
Kings  Slays  ye  harbour  is  all  full  of  ice  &  a  great  ways 
out  of  ye  harbour 

Teusday  ye  23  this  Day  is  not  so  cold  as  it  has  Been 
at  night  It  Snow'd  &  Rain'd  very  hard  was  to  work  on  ye 
Slays  — 

"Wednesday  ye  24  this  Day  very  Cold  was  to  work  on 
ye  Kings  Slayes 

Thirsday  ye  25  this  Day  so  Cold  that  we  Did  but  little 
work  &  had  Enough  to  Do  to  Keep  our  Selves  warm  by 
ye  fire  Benj  Lunt  &  Nedd  Holland  went  of  to  there  Ship 
on  ye  ice  — 

Friday  ye  26  this  Day  pleasant  &  not  so  Cold  went 
into  ye  woods  after  more  Slay  timber  we  Cut  two  Loads 
but  i  felt  very  much  out  of  order  all  day  in  ye  Evening 
went  &  Received  a  montlis  pay  22  Dollars  &  6  pence  at  ye 
Seceterys 

Saterday  yc  ye  27th  this  Day  it  Snow'd  &  very  Stormy 
I  was  not  well  &  Kept  house  all  Day  — 

Sunday  January  ye  28  1759  this  Day  Cold  weather 
Nothg  Remarkable  — 

Monday  ye  29    Cold  but  Noth  Remarkable 

Teusday  ye  30  Still  Cold  this  Evening  by  an  accident 
Moses  Rolfe  fell  Down  &  Broke  one  bone  of  his  Legg  & 
put  his  /^ncle  out  of  joynt 

Wednesday  ye  3  J     Cold  'leather    Noth  Remarkable 

thirsday  February  ye  Jst  1759    Not  very  Cold 

Friday  ye  2  this  Day  warm  for  ye  Season  "Wind  at 
SW  &  Rain  one  of  Brags  Grenadeers  was  Killed  by  a  trees 
falling  on  him  a  Coming  out  of  ye  Woods 

Saterday  ye  3  this  Morning  Qeared  up  Cold  the  wind 
at  ye  No  I  have  not  Done  any  work  this  week  but  to 
Day  am  a  brewing  Some  Beer 

Sunday 


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Sunday  ye  4  this  Day  yc  wind  at  S"W  &  Blew  very 
hard  &  Some  Rain  — 

Monday  ye  5  this  Day  very  Cold  &  the  wind  Blew 
very  hard  was  a  Going  to  Grave  a  Sloop  for  Capt  Tompson 
but  ye  wind  blew  so  hard  that  we  Could  not  heave  her 
Down  sixty  tubs 

teusday  ye  6  this  Day  Grav'd  the  Last  Side  of  ye 
Sloop  &  it  is  very  windy  ye  harbour  is  Qar'd  of  ice  to  day 
so  that  a  Scooner  Sailed  for  Boston 

Wednesday  february  ye  7  1759  this  Day  Somthing 
moderate  for  ye  Season  Last  night  there  was  a  Scooner 
Came  in  from  Boston  She  had  2t  days  passage  She 
brought  news  that  ye  King  of  Prusia  was  Defeated  &  that 
Lydia  half  way  had  made  a  Ship  Bend  — 

thirsday  ye  8  this  Day  this  Day  went  into  ye  woods 
with  a  Slay  to  Get  Some  timber  for  a  Crotch  &  a  tiller  for 
Capt  Thompsons  Sloop  —  there  is  Considerable  of  Snow  to 
Day  &  warm 

Friday  ye  9  this  Day  a  fine  pleasant  Day  for  ye  Season 
was  to  work  on  ye  Tiller  &  Crotch 

Saterday  ye  10  this  Day  Very  Cloudy  &  Some  Snow 
was  to  work  on  ye  Sloops  Ruder  I  had  a  bad  tooth  Ach 
Last  Night— 

Sunday  ye  Uth  this  Day  our  people  went  into  ye 
woods  for  to  get  Some  wood  for  to  Burn  in  our  Barruck  it 
is  Something  Cold  — 

Monday  ye  J 2  this  Day  Cold  I  was  to  work  on  ye 
Sloops  Tiller  &  Crotch 

teusday  ye  J  3  i  went  on  board  artillery  on  ye  ice  this 
day  to  work  on  board  ye  Sloop  there  is  two  Ships  seen  of 
ye  harbour  &  they  fir'd  many  Guns  &  our  people  answe/d 
them  from  ye  Saluteing  Battery  they  could  not  get  in  for 
ye  Ice 

Wednesday  february  ye  14  this  Day  ye  wind  at  NE 
very  Raw  Cold  I  was  to  work  on  board  ye  Sloop  ye  harbur 
is  froze  up  so  that  men  is  Gone  all  over  it  &  with  out  ye 
Island  Battery    Last  Nite  a  Squall     Stevens  &  Rig 

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Thifsday  ye  t5  this  Day  some  Rain  in  the  Morning  & 
Very  "Warm  all  Day  &  thw'd  a  Great  Deal  Was  to  work 
at  Several  places  — 

friday  ye  16  this  Morning  a  Squall  of  Snow  &  then  ye 
wind  got  to  ye  Westward  &  Blew  very  hard  I  was  in  ye 
wood  after  Slay  timber  — 

Saterday  ye  J  7  this  Day  fair  was  in  ye  wood  for  tim- 
ber 

Sunday  ye  J  8  this  Morning  very  Pleasant  afternoon 
very  Qoudy  ye  wind  at  ye  Easter'd  I  was  on  Board  ye 
Bedford  to  Sec  Moses  Meek  ye  harbour  is  Clear  of  Ice 

Monday  ye  J  9th  this  Day  into  ye  woods  after  more 
Slay  Timber  ye  harbour  is  Chocket  in  full  of  ice  again  & 
ye  Ic^  so  far  of  that  you  could  sec  no  water 

Teusday  ye  20  fair  Weather  in  ye  wood  after  boat  tim- 
ber for  mr  Camels  Boat    Nothe  Remarkable 

Wednesday  yc  2J  Last  night  Came  up  very  thick  of 
Snow  &  Stormy  till  J  i  oClock  to  Day  &  Qeared  up  was 
to  work  at  home  — 

Thirsday  february  ye  22  1759  this  Day  out  in  ye  wood 
for  timber  it  is  bad  traveling  but  Pleasant  — 

friday  ye  23  this  ye  wind  at  N  &  very  Cold  was  to 
work  at  home  hewing  timber 

Saterday  ye  24  this  Day  went  in  to  yc  woods  for  to  get 
Pickets  for  yc  Governors  Garden  we  Got  two  Load  ye  Bay 
is  full  of  ice  — 

Sunday  ye  25  this  Day  fine  &  plcsant  to  Day  is  yc  first 
Day  that  yc  Soldiers  Kept  from  work  to  go  to  Church  & 
last  Sunday  was  ye  first  time  there  was  any  preaching  in 
Publick  in  yc  town 

Monday  ye  26  this  Day  out  in  yc  woods  for  to  Cutt 
Pickets  for  yc  Governors  Garden  we  Saw  a  Scooner  of  a 
Brest  of  Gabcruses  Bay  &  and  at  night  She  got  in  to  this 
harbour  &  it  was  Capt  Carrill  from  Boston  Loaded  with 
Provision  — 

teusday  ye  27  this  Day  out  in  ye  wood  for  Pickets 
Morning  fair  But  Qoudy  afternoon  full  of  Snow  — 

Wednesday 


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Wednesday  ye  28  this  Morning;  very  Pleasant  was  out 
in  woods  for  Cutting;  Pickets  afternoon  Qoudy  &  thick  of 
Snow    Last  nigfht  Reed  Months  Pay  harbur  Qear  of  Ice 

Thirsday  March  ye  Jst  J  759  this  Day  I  was  in  ye 
Woods  &  got  two  Load  of  Pickets  &  one  Load  of  Slay 
timber  it  is  very  thick  &  Qoudy  &  Some  Rain  in  ye 
Morning; 

Friday  ye  2  this  Day  to  work  on  Some  Oars  at  home 
it  is  windy  &  very  Cold  two  Scooners  Came  in  to  Day  from 
Boston  one  is  Capt  Heriman  ye  other  Capt  Eyms  they  both 
had  fresh  provision  — 

Saterday  ye  3     this  Day  Rain  all  Day  &  Warm 

Sunday  ye  4  this  Day  fair  Weather  Wind  to  ye  Wst- 
ward      Nothing;  Remarkable 

Monday  ye  5  this  Morning  fair  Weather  in  ye  fore- 
noon Came  up  Snow  &  held  all  Day  a  Sloop  SailM  for 
Rhode  island  work  on  yc  Oars 

Tcusday  ye  6th  this  Day  is  clear'd  up  Cold  i  am  to 
work  on  ye  Oars      Labre  Birthday      No  Blozom 

Wednesday  ye  7  this  Day  Very  Cold  Work  on  ye 
Oars  Capt  Thompson  Sailed  for  Boston  young  man  of 
our  Company  went  with  him  Sent  2  Letters  there  is  a 
Sloop  ArrivM  from  Boston  Capt  Givens  Comander  She 
had  lumber  for  ye  Kings  Use 

Thirsday  March  ye  8th  1759  this  Day  is  very  Cold  to 
work  on  ye  Oars      Noth  Rcmar 

Friday  ye  9  this  Day  work  on  Dtto  Noth— Att 
Night  went  to  ye  play  Acting  — 

Saterday  ye  1 0th  this  Morning  Very  Squaly  of  Snow 
Afternoon  Warm  work  on  Dttos  —  Paid  Doctor  Veal  )^ 
Dollar  for  his  Moth  pay 

Sunday  ye  U     this  Day  very  warm    Noth  Remar 

Monday  ye  12  this  Day  Very  warm  &  thay*d  a  Great 
Deal  was  out  in  ye  wood  for  Oar  pieces 

Tcusday  ye  13  this  Day  work  on  ye  Oars  ye  27  of  feb- 
ruary  Some  Rangers  went  out  opon  a  Scout  for  twenty 
Days  but  they  Retumd  to  Day  with  i6  Men  &  two 

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Woman  one  youngf  Child  &  they  said  there  was  J  30  Men 
&  woman  &  Children  Left  that  they  Could  not  bring, 
they  gave  an  Accompt  of  a  Sloop  that  was  Cast  away  a 
going  to  Sant  Johns  *  *  &  the  men  ye  Indians  Carried 
away  one  man  &  one  Woman  was  Drown'd  capt  furlong 
arrived  here  to  Day  I  had  one  Letter  Dated  27  January 
very  warm  &  Rain  all  Day  *  *  thought  to  be  Capt 
hoghkens  of  Cascobay 

Wednesday  March  ye  J  4  J  759  this  Day  very  Stormy 
of  hail  &  Rain  &  Snow  wind  at  NE  — 

thirsday  ye  J  5th  this  Day  Very  Stoormy  of  Snow  & 
Rain  &  Blew  very  hard  at  NE  Did  no  Work  In  the 
forenoon  Afternoon  was  a  Calking  of  a  Battoo  that  is 
built  in  our  house 

fryday  ye  J  6  this  Day  Still  Stormy  of  Rain  &  Snow  & 
Blew  hard    Did  But  Little  work 

Saterday  ye  J  7th  this  Day  Pleasant  Is  Warm  Weather 
was  a  Paying  of  ye  Battoo  — 

Sunday  ye  1 8th  this  Day  Rain  Most  of  ye  Day  Wind 
N 

Monday  ye  1 9th  this  Day  fair  Weather  &  it  being 
Our  Freedom  Day  we  all  Kept  a  holiday  &  Gave  the  Day 
to  ye  King  the  Govenor  would  not  let  but  three  men  go 
home  &  we  DrawM  Lots  &  I  got  a  Blank 

teusday  ye  20th  this  Day  fair  Weather  went  to  work 
on  mr  Laslys  Scooner  Capt  heriman  Sail'd  to  Day  & 
Isaac  Ridgway  &  frances  Holiday  &  Rd  Lowell  went 
home  with  him  they  got  ye  Lot  to  go  home  &  the  Gov- 
enor Said  we  Should  all  be  Discharged  in  three  Months  if 
we  would  Stay 

Wednesday  March  ye  21  st  1759  this  Day  fair  Weather 
Robert  young  &  I  went  to  work  on  a  Little  Scooner  of  mr 
Laslys  a  putting  in  top  timbers  yesterday  there  was  two 
Scooners  Arriv'd  here  from  Boston  — 

thirsday  ye  22  this  Day  fair  weather  I  was  to  work 
on  Mr  Laslys  Scooner    Capt  Givens  Sailed  for  Boston 

Friday  ye  23    this  Morning  the  wind  Blew  very  hard  at 

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NE    JO  oth  Qock  it  began  to  Snow  &  it  is  very  Stofmy 
all  Day     Did  no  work  — 

Saterday  ye  24nd  this  Day  ye  wind  blew  hard  & 
Squaly  to  work  on  Lasly  Scooner  — 

Sunday  ye  25    fair  "Weather    "Wind  at  NE 

Monday  ye  26  this  Day  ye  wind  No  was  to  work  on 
Mr  Laslys  Scooner  putting  in  top  timber 

teusday  ye  27th  fair  but  Blew  Cold  at  No  was  a  pri- 
ming out  ye  Waterways  of  Said  Scooner 

Wednesday  ye  28  this  Day  Snow  &  Rain  &  very 
Stormy  wind  at  NE  Calked  &  Graved  a  Battoo  that  is 
built  in  ye  house 

Thirsday  March  ye  29  1759  wind  at  NE  this  Day  foul 
weather  Rain  all  Day  I  was  to  work  at  home  on 
Sundry  Articles  for  ye  Sloop 

Fryday  ye  30  this  Day  the  wind  at  NE  &  Drizling 
weather  I  was  to  work  on  Mr  Laslys  Sloop  a  fixing  of 
Swivel  Stocks  — 

Saterday  ye  3  J  foggy  Morning  but  Clea/d  up  &  is  a 
fine  pleasant  Day  was  to  work  on  Mr  Laslys  Sloop  a  Cut- 
ting out  ports  &  a  Railing  of  a  Strake  above  ye  Gunell 

Sunday  April  ye  1st  J  759  this  Day  Wet  &  Rainny 
Wind  at  NJE  &  there  is  Large  Bodys  of  Ice  Drove  in  to  ye 
Bay 

Monday  ye  2nd  this  Day  Rain  &  Cold  was  to  work 
on  Said  Sloop  Building  Bulck  heads  in  the  hole  — 

Teusday  ye  3rd  this  Day  very  Cold  wind  at  NE 
Was  a  Making  a  top  mast  for  ye  Sloop 

Wednesday  ye  4th  this  Day  warm  &  Pleasant  Weather 
was  to  work  a  finished  ye  topmast  &  the  Rest  of  ye  Day 
was  to  work  on  board  of  ye  Sloop  a  boarding  ye  Quarter 
the  harbour  is  all  Chock  full  of  Ice  &  most  of  it  is  a 
ground  &  ye  Islands  of  Ice  Lyes  of  so  far  to  Sea  that  we 
Cant  See  no  water  — 

Thirsday  ye  5th  April  i  759  this  Day  Warm  &  I»leasant 
weather  the  wind  is  to  the  Westward  which  blew  ye  Ice  of 
of  ye  Shore    I  was  to  work  on  Board  Mr  Laslys  Sloop 

Friday 


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Friday  ye  6th  this  Day  yc  wind  is  NtE  again  &  Blew 
very  Cold  &  is  uncomfortable  working  was  to  work  on 
Board  of  Said  Sloop 

Saterday  ye  7th  this  Day  Fair  Weather  I  was  to 
work  on  Board  of  ye  Sloop 

Sunday  ye  8th  this  Day  fine  Pleasant  weather  the 
wind  to  ye  Westard     Nothee  Remarkable 

Monday  ye  9th  this  Morning  foggy  but  Cleared  up  fine 
&  Pleasant  was  to  work  on  board  ye  Sloop  Dtto  Last 
night  ye  Ice  went  most  of  it  out  ye  harbour  to  Day  Jos' 
Noyes  mov'd  into  ye  fore  room 

Teusday  April  ye  J  0th  1759  this  day  foggy  howard 
&  I  went  to  Calking  on  Mr  Laslys  Scooner  afternoon 
RainM 

Wednesday  ye  iUh.  this  Day  Rain'd  Moderate  all  day 
was  to  work  on  a  Rudder  for  ye  Scooner 

Thirsday  ye  12  this  Day  fine  Warm  Weather  Mr 
Lasly  Ordered  Me  to  go  &  help  Grave  a  Sloop  for  Mr 
Saltenstall  — 

friday  ye  (3  this  Day  the  Ice  is  so  thick  that  we  Could 
heave  ye  Sloop  Down  So  I  went  &  hclpt  Howard  Grave 
Laslys  Scooner  &  it  being  good  friday  Mr  Walker  a  Min- 
ister thought  proper  to  Come  to  our  Baruck  &  preach  a 
Sermon  &  his  text  was  in  Isaiah  ye  3d  &  5  Vrse  the  two 
Men  of  war  Came  Down  from  N.E  harbour  to  Day  all 
Rigged  Cap  furlong  &  Capt  Engersol  Sailed  to  Day  fur- 
long for  Boston  &  the  other  for  Newbury  I  Let  Moses 
Rolf  have  thirty  Dollars  to  Carry  home  for  me  &  furlong 
Carried  fifty  &  I  took  a  Receipt 

Saterday  April  ye  J  4th  J  759  this  Day  fine  pleasant 
weather  the  wind  West  I  was  Gaveing  of  Saltenstalls 
Sloop  there  was  a  Scooner  ArrivM  here  to  Day  from  Hal- 
ifax fourteen  Day  Pasage  this  Evening  Rained  Very  hard 

Sunday  ye  J  5  this  Day  the  wind  at  SW  and  Blew  very 
hard  &  Rained  all  Day  Capt  Melcom  arrived  here  to 
Day  from  Boston  J  J  Day  Pasage  &  he  brought  20  Rangers 
with  him    I  took  a  portion  of  Phisick  to  Day  — 

Monday 


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Monday  ye  16  this  Day  was  to  work  on  Laslys  Scooner 
A  Calkingf  ye  Deack  fair  Weathr 

Teusday  ye  J  7th  this  Day  fair  "Weather  was  a  Board- 
ing: yc  Upper  works  of  ye  Scooner  Mr  Camell  Ordered  me 
to  be  Ready  to  go  on  Board  of  ye  Man  of  war  by  10th 
Clock  to  Morrow  — 

Wednesday  ye  18  this  forenoon  Getting  tools  in  Order 
to  go  on  board  of  ye  Bedford  but  ye  harbour  is  so  full  of 
ice  that  we  G>uld  not  get  on  board  &  in  afternoon  I  went 
to  work  on  board  of  Laslys  Scooner  Capt  McLane  Came 
in  to  Day  Mr.  Young  man  Came  here  with  him  he  had 
been  home  on  a  furloo 

Thirsday  ye  19  this  Day  wind  at  N.W  five  beside  my- 
Self  went  on  Board  the  Bedford  to  Recalk  her  E  howard* 
Goster.  Prat.  Nowel  &  Wells  &  My  Self  No  work  to 
Day  — 

Friday  ye  20  this  Day  Began  to  work  en  the  pupe 
finished  it  &  work  som  on  ye  Quarterdeck  the  wind  to  yc 
Soth  there  is  ten  Sloops  &  two  Scooners  Came  in  to  Day 
there  is  a  manofwar  in  Site  &  a  Scooner  Spoke  with  her  & 
She  was  a  74  Gun  Ship  She  was  one  of  the  fleet  She 
has  the  Sick  of  ye  fleet  on  board 

Saterday  ye  21  this  Morning  fair  finish^  ye  Quarter 
Deck  &  then  Snowed  &  RainM  all  ye  Rest  of  ye  Day  ye 
wind  owt  &  fiird  ye  harbour  all  full  of  Ice  so  that  we 
Could  not  Get  a  Shore  — 

Sunday  ye  22nd  1759  this  Day  ye  wind  Got  to  ye 
Westard  &  Drove  ye  Ice  out  of  yc  harbour  So  we  Came  a 
Shore  at  10  Qock  this  Evening  hove  Down  &  Grav'd 
with  Brimstone 

Monday  ye  23      it  is  Saint  Georges  Day  fair  Weather 
Yesterday  Received  two  Letters  Date  January  ye  1st  all  ye 
.  Men  went  on  bord  the  Ships  to  Day  by  I 

Teusday  ye  24  this  Day  went  on  Board  the  Bedford  & 
we  workM  on  ye  Ships  Deaks  till  Saterday  &  then  we  all 
went  to  work  on  ye  sides  of  her  it  is  a  fine  Day  we  all 
Came  ashore  at  night  — 

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Sunday  ye  29  this  Day  fine  Pleasant  Spring:  Like 
weather  took  a  Letter  Last  nig^ht  Date  January  ye  3* 
J  759  from  my  father  — 

Monday  ye  30  this  Day  went  on  board  the  Bedford  & 
we  went  to  work  on  ye  Sides  — 
tusday  May  ye  fst  1759  work  on  ye  side  of  ye  Ship 
Wednesday  May  ye  2nd  1759  this  Day  "Wet  &  fogfgy 
Weather  Was  at  work  on  ye  Gun  Deack  forward  over 
ye  Store  rooms  ye  free  masons  walked  Rownd  ye  town  to 
Day  — 

Thirsday  ye  3rd  Friday  ye  4th  &  Saturday  ye  5  was 
to  work  on  ye  Sides  to  Day  &  to  day  we  finish^  Calking 
&  dme  ashore  at  3  Qk  there  is  a  Man  &  a  Woman 
Dyed  this  Week  a  very  unComman  Death  ye  man 
DrinkM  so  much  Rum  that  he  went  to  Sleep  &  never 
wakt  ag^ain 

Sunday  ye  6th  this  Day  fair  Weather  but  a  fogfy 
Momingf  Last  thirsday  &  Friday  the  harbour  was  all  , 
full  of  Ice  &  So  far  of  that  we  G)uld  not  See  any  water  — 
Monday  ye  7  this  Day  Wind  at  SW  there  is  a  Snow 
Gtme  in  to  Day  from  Ireland  Laden  with  Butter  &  Beef 
&  had  play  Day  to  day 

Teusday  ye  8  this  Momgf  G>ld  &  ye  Wind  to  ye  Nh 
Howard  &  I  went  to  work  on  Board  ye  Oliver  dpt  Arth- 
ilony  G>mander  — 

Wednesday  ye  9  J  759  to  work  on  board  ye  Oliver 
this  Day  fogy  in  ye  forenoon  afternoon  fair  there  is  ten 
Sail  of  Sloops  and  Scooners  all  in  Site  &  in  ye  Eveningf 
they  all  Came  in  Coin  Kingsbury  from  Newbury  &  Capt 
■Beachem 

Thirsday  ye  JO     this  Morning  I  Received  7  Letters 
from  home  by  David  Coats      I  was  I  was  to  work  on 
board  ye  Oliver     Received  5  Dot  of  Eggs  that  was  Sent  ^ 
by  Daved  Coats  —  Coin  Gridlys  men  Came  in  Last  nite  in 
ye  vesels 

Friday  yc  M  this  forenoon  fair  Weather  I  am  to 
work  on  board  the  Oliver  afternoon .  foul  we  there  is  a 

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Ship  Gtme  in  to  Day  ftx>m  Engfland  that  SailM  when  Or- 
thelony  did  She  was  blown  of  ye  Coast  &  went  to  An- 
teg:o  there  is  four  Sail  of  Scooners  &  Sloops  Came  in  to 
day  — 

Saterday  ye  t2  this  Day  there  is  a  Snow  &  ye  Scooner 
that  Steward  built  for  Capt  Marten  Came  in  to  day  I 
was  Calking  and  paying  a  new  waleboat  that  we  built  for 
Mr  Laslys  — 

Sunday  ye  t3  this  Day  fine  weather  there  is  a  Ship 
Came  in  to  Day  LodenM  with  Coal  Labre  McL* 

Monday  ye  (4  of  May  (759  this  Day  fair  Weather 
the  wind  to  t^  -  Nord  &  Very  Cold  there  is  a  Ship  Came 
as  far  as  ye  Island  Battery  &  Came  to  Anchor  I  was  to 
work  on  ye  Governors  Barge  —  * 

Teusday  ye  J  5  this  Day  fine  Weather  the  fleet  Came 
in  to  Day  Six  or  Seven  Sail  of  ye  Line  Admiral  Sanders 
Vice  Admiral  and  Admiral  Holmes  Rear  Admiral  &  there 
is  Several  frigates  &  Some  transports  — 

(Tom  out  from  15th  to  25th.) 

Friday  ye  25  this  Day  foggy  I  was  Graving  the  other 
Side  of  ye  privateer  and  got  her  of  the  transports  Comes 
in  Every  Day  and  the  troops  are  Landing  Every  fair  Day 
and  fireing  at  Marks  — 

Saterday  ye  26  this  Day  foggy  in  ye  Morning  Calking 
of  ye'  Privateers  Deaks  afternoon  it  RainM  &  we  did  but 
Little  work  there  is  Ships  firing  at  Sea  and  answered  by  ye 
Garrison  — 

Sunday  ye  27  this  Day  it  is  fogy  We  workt  on  ye 
privatee?  for  we  thought  it  Nesessity  work  there  is  2:  or 
three  transports  Came  in  to  Day 

Monday  May  ye  28th  (759  this  Day  Very  Wett  and 
(oSfST  ^^^  wind  to  ye  Eastard  which  Brought  in  ye  Ice 
and  filled  ye  harbour  full  I  was  to  work  on  Laslys  Pri- 
vateer yesterday  there  is  three  Compie  of  Coin  Baglys 
Regement  Came  in  to  town  and  DraVd  up  on  ye  Parade 

teusday  ye  29  this  Day  Very  foggy  in  ye  forenoon 
to  work  on   ye  privateer  afternoon  it  RainM  hard     I 

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was  a  Getting  of  our  Allowance  the  harbour  is  Still  full 
of  Ice- 
Wednesday  ye  30  this  Day  foggy  I  was  at  work  on 
Lasly  Privateer  there  is  25  Sail  of  Vessels  Seen  off 

Thirsday  ye  31  this  Day  howard  and  I  was  to  work  a 
Shollop  for  Capt  Cambel  there  is  4  or  5  frigates  and 
twelve  or  {5  transports  afternoon  fogy 

Friday  June  ye  1st  1759  this  Dav  I  was  to  work  on  ye 
Shollop  and  finished  her  in  ye  forenoon  afternoon  it 
Rained  hard  and  all  ye  Granadeers  went  on  Board  a  Ship 
for  to  go  to  Canada  and  ye  Rest  of  G)In  Baglys  Regement 
Landed  they  Draw'd  them  up  in  ye  Rain  and  Kept  them 
till  Most  night  and  then  told  them  to  Look  out  for  them 
Selves 

Saterday  June  ye  2nd  t759  this  Day  to  work  on  ye 
Privateer  in  ye  after  noon  it  RainM  and  the  Remainder  of 
Brags  Regement  went  on  Board  with  there  Baggage  in 
order  to  Sail  — 

Sunday  ye  3  this  Day  I  was  to  work  ye  privateer  In 
Order  to  get  her  Ready  to  Sail  with  ye  Fleet  ye  Admiral 
i'it*d  a  Signal  for  all  ye  Ships  to  on  moor  one  frigate 
Sailed  to  Day  it  is  a  fine  Pleasant  Day  &  ye  wind  at  W 

Monday  ye  4th  this  Day  fair  Weather  the  fleet  SailM 
to  Day  for  Ginady  a  Large  fleet  we  finished  our  privateer 
&  She  Sailed  with  ye  fleet  afternoon  Qoudy  and  Squales 
of  Rain  there  was  News  yesterday  that  there  was  a  french 
frigate  in  at  G)w  Bay  and  fir'd  in  at  yc  Cole  Mines  — 

Teusday  yc  5  this  Day  there  is  neai*  twenty  transports 
went  out  to  Day  and  the  wind  was  C<>nlrary  with  fogg  & 
Rain  So  they  Came  in  again  I  helpt  Grave  a  Scooner 
imply'd  by  mr  Rocket 

Wednesday  June  ye  6th  J  759  this  Day  fair  Weather 
I  was  a  Graveing  the  Other  SlJc  .>!  ye  Scooner  this 
Morn'g  the  Men  of  War  and  transports  all  Sailed  with  a 
fine  wind  Willm  Combes  Came  in  to  Day  in  a  Sloop 
this  Evening  there  is  Several  Ships  Seen  to  Wcstard  — 

Thirsday  ye  7     this  Day  fine  Weather    A  Qear  Air  all 

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Day  two  Men  of  War  Came  in  with  transports  &  they  are 
a  fleet  from  Boston  Capt  Howell  Came  in  from  Saint 
Johns  &  he  Said  that  two  of  our  Men  was  taken  by  ye  In- 
dians the  first  of  May  they  were  Moses  Morrell  of  Salsbury 
&  Nee  Pirkens  of  Ipswich  and  there  is  a  Scooner  Came  in 
from  Canada  there  was  five  Prisoners  with  two  Women 
and  two  Children  Ran  away  from  Canada  in  a  Canoo  and 
Came  Down  the  River  and  they  KilM  &  took  J  9  french 
and  Indians  and  they  took  this  Scooner  of  60  tuns  and 
browg:ht  5  frenchmen  with  them  and  they  brougfht  women 
and  Children  &  all  in  Safe  here  I  was  to  work  on  a 
Shallop  for  mr  Camel  we  all  went  to  Roll  Call 

Friday  June  ye  8  1759  —  this  Day  fair  "Weather  Was 
to  Work  on  a  Shollop  for  mr  Camells  there  is  two  Men  of 
War  of  ye  harbour  ye  terrible  &  ye  Sumersett 

Saterday  ye  9  this  Day  Rain  all  Day  I  went  to  work 
on  Sarg^ent  Bakers  house  a  Makeing  of  Petesions  for 
Corn  — 

Sunday  ye  10  this  Day  fair  Weather  I  was  on  board 
of  Willee  Combes  Sloop  had  Sculpens  for  Supper  — 

Monday  ye  IJ  this  Day  Gostcr  and  I  was  ordered  to 
work  a  Scooner  for  Mr  Dixon  there  is  one  frigate  and  tO 
Sail  of  Ships  and  Scooner  Sailed  for  to  Joyn  ye  fleet  up  ye 
River  — 

Teusday  yc  t2  this  Day  fair  Weather  to  work  on  mr 
Dixons  Scooner  Capt  Howell  SailM  for  Snt  Johns  and 
Carried  Nine  of  our  Carpenters  there  — 

Wednesday  ye  J  3  this  forenoon  fair  Weather  I  went 
in  to  the  Woods  to  get  Some  timber  mr  Dixons  Scooner 
afternoon      It  Rain'd  hard 

Wednesday  J  3  June  J  759  this  Day  there  is  8  or  JO  Sail 
of  Ships  one  frigate  Came  in  from  Boston  C^pt  Daven- 
port is  in  one  of  them  and  this  afternoon  I  went  on  Board 
ye  Ship  to  See  Brother  John  moody  and  he  was  well  and 
all  acquaintanc  Capt  Newman  Came  in  from  Newburg 
Received  Letters  by  Daniel  Poor  this  Day  Sncw  on  yc 
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Thifsday  yc  J4  this  Day  Hewing  ye  timber  and  Get- 
ting it  SaVd  to  Day  there  is  a  fleet  Came  in  from  England 
f5  Sail  of  transports  and  one  frigate  there  G)nvoy  fair 
Weather 

Friday  ye  J  5  this  Day  fair  Weather  I  was  to  work  on 
ye  Scooner  of  Dixons  6  Ships  Came  in  to  Day  I  was  on 
Board  Devenports  Ship  and  Brought  John  moody  ashore 
with  me  and  Let  him  have  Six  Dollars 

Saterday  ye  {6  this  Day  I  was  in  the  woods  after  more 
timber  for  ye  Scooner  and  its  RainM  by  Showers  all  Day 
and  I  was  wet  through  &  Ketcht  a  bad  Cold  in  my 
bones  — 

Sunday  June  ye  J  7th  J  759  —  this  Day  fair  Weather 
there  is  Near  thirty  Sail  of  Ships  and  Small  Craft  Sailed 
for  the  River  Snt  Larance  one  frigate  Capt  Beachem 
SailM  for  Newbury  I  put  an  Iron  on  board  by  David 
Coats  we  went  to  the  Govenor  to  Day  for  our  Discharge 
but  we  Could  not  Get  a  Direct  Answer  he  wanted  us  to 
tarry  till  we  had  Relief  Sent  us  from  Boston  Capt  Deven- 
port  SailM  for  Canada  to  day 

Monday  J  8th  this  Day  fair  Weather  We  all  Con- 
cluded not  to  Do  any  work  and  was  Still  trying  for  a  Dis- 
charge Coin  Bagly  is  our  Agent  and  he  Came  and  told 
us  that  if  we  would  Stay  one  fortnight  Longer  that  the 
Govenor  would  pay  us  our  wages  and  pay  our  Passage 
home  and  allow  us  14  Day  Pay  and  14  Day  Provisions 
all  this  on  ye  Gove'.iors  word  and  honour  Capt  Goodwin 
Came  in  and  two  Ships  two  or  3  Sloops 

Tcusday  yc  1 9th  J  759  --  this  Day  I  and  howard  Prat 
and  Nowel  was  Ordered  to  go  to  work  on  board  of  yc 
Eccho  —  a  Man  of  war  a  Large  french  frigate  that  was 
taken  agoing  from  this  place  in  ye  Siege  the  forenoon  fair 
Weather  we  ware  to  work  a  long  Side  afternoon  it  Rained 
&  thunderd  Very  hard 

Wednesday  ye  20  this  Day  fair  in  ye  forenoon  &  we 
finished  on  Side  and  bcg'an  ye  Other  at  2  Co  it  began  to 
Rain     Did  but  Little  work 

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thirsday  yc  2J  this  Day  fair  Weather  to  work  on 
board  ye  Eccho  we  fiiushM  the  other  Side  and  Calked  ye 
Main  Deack  out  as  far  as  ye  Guns  Came  — 

Friday  ye  22  this  Day  fair  Weather  I  was  on  hoard 
ye  Echo  Calkingf  ye  Main  Deack  the  Trydent  Manawar  of 
60  guns  &  two  Men  of  war  Sloops  and  Several  transports 
Came  in  to  Day 

A  List  of  ye  Ships  under  ye  Command  of  Sir  Edv/ard 
Boscowin  Vice  adml  of  ye  Blue 


SHIPS  NAMES 

Nemure 

RATES 

2nd 

COMDR  NAMES 

Adm  Boscowin 

NO  GUNS 

90 

NO  MEN 

Men  780 

Royal  Wilhn 

2nd 

Adm  Hardy 

84 

Men  765 

Princes  Emelia 

2nd 

Adm  Durell 

80 

Men  720 

Northumberland 

3rd 

Lord  Colvill 

70 

Men  520 

Burferd 

3rd 

Gamlier 

70 

Men  520 

Variguard 

3rd 

Evenie 

70 

Men  520 

Bedferd 

3rd 

Fowke 

64 

Men  420 

Terrible 

3rd 

CoUtns 

74 

Men  700 

Deven&hire 

3rd 

Gordon 

66 

Men  520 

Lancester 

3rd 

Edgcomb 

66 

Men  520 

Sumerset 

3rd 

Bray 

70 

Men  526 

Orferd 

3rd 

Sprigh 

70 

Men  530 

Captain 

3rd 

Lemerit 

64 

Men  520 

Prince  Frederick 

3rd 

Man 

64 

Men  520 

Dublan 

3rd 

Ferrat 

70 

Men  700 

Archengel 

4th 

Martin 

50 

Men  320 

York 

4th 

Digot 

60 

Men  420 

Prince  of  Orange 

4th 

Rouse 

50 

Men  320 

Sutherland 

4th 

Rofisc 

50 

Men  350 

Pembrooke 

4th 

Simson 

gO 

Men  420 

Kingston 

4th 

Pierey 

60 

Men  400 

Defiance 

4th 

Beard 

60 

Men  400 

Centurion 

4th 

Mantle 

54 

Men  350 

Nottingem 

4th 

Marshall 

60 

Men  400 

These  were  yc 

Ships 

under  ye  Command  of  Admiral 

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June 

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June  Satcfday  ye  23  1759  this  Day  fair  Weather  to 
work  on  Board  the  Echo  a  fixing  her  Bunkers  Capt 
wright  Came  in  to  Day  and  Severel  other  Vesells 

Sunday  ye  24  this  Day  fine  Weather  I  was  tc?  work 
on  Board  ye  Echo  fixing  of  Bill  Boards  for  ye  Anchor  and 
Other  Od  Jobs 

Monday  ye  25  this  Day  fair  Weather  It  is  my  Cook 
Day  had  Chouder  for  Diner  —  ye  wind  to  ye  Westard 

Tcusday  June  ye  26  J  759  this  Day  fair  Weather  the 
wind  Blew  very  hard  at  West  I  and  I  Prat  was  to  work 
on  Board  of  Mr  Butters  Snow  a  Mending  of 

Wednesday  ye  27  there  is  one  Sixty  Gun  Ship  2 
frigates  and  two  Men  of  War  Sloops  t2  transports  and 
Several  Provision  Vessels  Loden  with  Cattle  all  Sailed  for 
ye  River  Snt  Larancc  to  Day  fair  Weather     Wind  at  NW 

1  v/as  to  work  on  ye  Boat  on  Board  Mr  Butters     Snow 
afternoon  Came  in  all  full  of  fogg  — 

Thirsday  ye  28  this  Day  in  ye  forenoon  fair  but 
Cloudy  with  thunder     I  was  to  work  on  board  ye  Snow  at 

2  Qok  it  Came  up  and  Rain'd  Very  hard     Nothec  More 
Remarkeble 

Friday  ye  29  this  Day  fair  Weather  ye  wind  to  the 
Norard  I  was  to  work  on  Bord  of  Mr  Butters  Snow 
Nathee  Newman  SailM  for  Newbury  Joss  Noyes  & 
Willee  Noyes  went  home  with  him  — 

Saterday  ye  30th  J  759  this  Day  fine  Sumcr  Like 
Weather  I  was  to  work  on  Board  of  Mr  Butters  Snow 
Capt  Orthelougs  Ship  Came  in  and  a  Sloop  from  Snt  Johns 
there  is  8  of  our  old  Carpenters  Came  in  ye  Ship  from  Snt 
Johns  and  all  yc  troops  that  Staid  there  all  Winter  — 

Sunday  July  ye  I  J  759  this  Day  is  fair  Weather  we 
was  thinking  of  going  home  but  heard  nothing  Peticular 
Capt  Matthew  McLane  Dyed  to  Day  in  one  End  of  our 
house  — 

Monday  July  ye  2  this  Day  fair  Weather  none  of  us 
Did  any  work  the  Govenor  Said  that  there  Should  but  J  2 
men  Go  home  and  that  ye  Married  Men  Should  go  which 

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is  8  that  DesirM  to  go  and  4  young  men  then  there  was  4 
of  them  that  Came  from  Snt  Johns  allowM  to  go 

teusday  ye  3  this  Day  foul  Weather  I  am  one  that's 
go  home  and  I  am  a  getting  Ready 

Teusday  ye  3  J  759  this  Day  foul  Weather  the  Gov- 
enor  Rather  than  G)me  under  a  Bond  he  Said  all  ye 
G^mpe  mite  go  home  &  we  wa"*-  a  Geting  Ready  to  go 
home  Yesterday  nite  there  was  10  Sail  of  Ships  Came 
from  ireland  — 

Wednesday  ye  4  this  Day  fair  Weather  am  a  Geting 
Ready  making  Beths  on  board  Capt  homer 

thirsday  ye  5  this  Day  fair  Received  t5  Dollars  of 
Secetery  Sot  Sail  32  Carpenters  with  a  fair  wind  Got 
out  of  yc  harbour  Between  3  &  4th  Clock  Capt  homer  of 
Boston  Comander  — 

Friday  ye  6  this  Day  fair  Wind  and  Weather  Nothee 
Remarkable     Very  Seasick  — 

Saterday  ye  7  this  Day  ye  Wind  held  fair  till  jest  night 
then  we  ware  between  hallfax  and  Cape  Sabels  and  the 
wind  Came  against  us 

Sunday  July  ye  8th  J  759  this  Day  ye  wind  blew  hard 
and  Squaly  we  ware  a  Crosing  yc  Bay  of  funday  Large 
Sea  ye  wind  against  us    Somthing  Seasick  — 

Monday  yc  9  this  Day  the  wind  a  head  we  Stood  in 
an  and  Made  ye  Land  three  Large  hills  and  they  said  it 
wajj  Mountcsert  we  went  Close  in  to  ye  Land  and  Ketcht 
fish  put  about  and  Stood  of  Jest  before  night 

teusday  ye  lOth  this  Day  the  wind  Still  blew  very 
hard  and  against  us  they  put  about  at  J  2  Qock  and  Stood 
in  we  ware  Qose  in  of  Mehegon  we  Stood  along  and  jest 
( lear'd  away  Segwin  and  before  night  we  got  in  to  Meri- 
conege  it  Lookt  very  Squaly  and  thundred  and  RainM 
very  hard  it  is  5  Leagues  to  yc  Eastward  of  Cascobay  — 

Wednesday  ye  Uth  this  Morning  fair  we  got  all  hands 
on  board  with  a  fair  wind  Run  up  Long  Shore  at  Dark 
we  ware  in  Site  of  Isle  of  Shoals 

Thirsday  yc   12  of  July  J  759      this  morning  at  Day 

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Breaking  we  ware  0(  ie  in  to  Cape  ann  and  very  Calm  we 
ware  Close  in  upon  A  Ledge  but  we  out  Boat  and  toed  her 
of  the  wind  Breaz'd  up  and  we  got  into  Boston  at  4  Qock 
went  Ashore  and  walk't  all  Round  ye  town  Log'd  at 
Coz  Isaac  Ridgways  &  SupM  there  — 

Fryday  yc  t3  this  Morning  fine  weather  went  on 
Board  the  Sloop  &■  got  my  things  all  &  put  them  on 
Board  of  Capt  Stocker  to  Bring  to  Newbury  at  iO  Qock 
Sot  out  for  home  Din*d  at  Norards  Got  as  far  as  Salem 
Log'd  at  Un-,  -r  Johns  Knaps 

Saterday  y«  '  this  Morning  by  Daylite  Some  men 
from  Newbury  CeJ  .-  us  up  &  we  Sat  out  for  home  &  got 
home  at  one  Qock  —  Had  Roast  Lamb  for  Diner  thunder 
Shower  afternoon  &  here  ts  ye  End  of  ye  Louisburg  Cham- 
pain    Same  Day  ye  Lightning  Struck  Capt  Gwyn  house 


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